Dime Commercial Bancshares: 807-share sale proposed

The notice also lists common-stock sales by Basswood during the past three months.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Basswood Financial Long Only Fund reported a proposed sale of 807 DCBG common shares, with an approximate sale date of October 26, 2026. The aggregate market value was $34,483, based on the October 23, 2026 closing price of $42.73; DCBG had 44,156,595 shares outstanding as of July 24, 2026. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is listed as broker. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C., the fund’s investment manager, signed through Marc Samit, Principal and Chief Operating Officer.

Key Figures

Proposed shares for sale: 807 shares Aggregate market value: $34,483 Closing price: $42.73 per share +1 more

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Proposed shares for sale 807 shares Approximate sale date October 26, 2026

Aggregate market value $34,483 Based on the October 23, 2026 closing price

Closing price $42.73 per share October 23, 2026

Shares outstanding 44,156,595 shares As of July 24, 2026

Key Terms

Rule 144, Aggregate Market Value, Transfers from Affiliate

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Rule 144 regulatory

"paragraph (a) of Rule 144"

Rule 144 is a U.S. securities regulation that sets conditions under which restricted or insider-held shares can be legally resold to the public, such as required holding periods, availability of public information, limits on how much can be sold at once, and certain filing requirements. For investors it matters because it determines when previously locked-up shares can enter the market — like a release valve that can increase supply, affect share price, and signal insider intent.

Aggregate Market Value financial

"The Aggregate Market Value is based on the closing price"

Aggregate market value is the combined price you would pay to buy all outstanding shares of a company or all companies in a group at current market prices — essentially the sum of each stock’s market capitalization. It matters to investors because it shows the overall size and weight of an investment or sector (like the total cost to buy every piece of a puzzle), helps compare scale across companies or markets, and influences index composition and risk exposure.

Transfers from Affiliate technical

"Open Market and/or Transfers from Affiliate"

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Basswood Financial Long Only Fund reported a proposed sale of 807 DCBG common shares, with an approximate sale date of October 26, 2026 and an aggregate market value of $34,483.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0001538637
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
SEC File Number	001-34096
Address of Issuer	898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560 Hauppauge NEW YORK 11788
Phone	631-537-1000
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Director

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common Stock, par value $0.10 ("Common Stock")	KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC. 787 7TH AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019	807	34483	44156595	10/26/2026	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common Stock	02/03/2014	(3)	Open Market and/or Transfers from Affiliate			22711	02/03/2014	Cash (3)

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	07/30/2026	326	13297.54
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	07/31/2026	1130	46058.8
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	08/03/2026	178	7328.26
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	08/11/2026	80	3247.20
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	08/12/2026	755	30924.8
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	08/13/2026	168	6955.2
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP c/o Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York NY 10022	Common Stock	10/23/2026	8571	365810.28

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks	(1) The Aggregate Market Value is based on the closing price of $42.73 of the Common Stock on October 23, 2026. (2) The Number of Shares Outstanding is based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 24, 2026, as reported by the issuer in its 10-Q, which was filed with the Commission on July 31, 2026. (3) Basswood Financial Long Only Fund LP obtained the shares of Common Stock listed in Table I through open market purchases and/or Transfers from Affiliates, from January 2014 through November 2025.
Date of Notice	10/26/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	By: Basswood Capital Management L.L.C, its investment manager; By: /s/ Marc Samit, Principal and Chief Operating Officer
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)