Dime Community (NASDAQ: DCOM) sets $0.25 quarterly cash dividend
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, payable on April 24, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 17, 2026.
The company highlighted that this continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends, signaling ongoing commitment to returning cash to common stockholders. Dime is described as a New York State‑chartered trust company with approximately $15 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share on Greater Long Island among community banks under $20 billion in assets.
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 25, 2026, the Registrant announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share payable on April 24, 2026 to holders of record as of April 17, 2026. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 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 purpose.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant, dated March 25, 2026. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL) | |
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) | ||
DATE: March 25, 2026 | /s/ Avinash Reddy | |
Avinash Reddy | ||
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Dime Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for Common Stock
Hauppauge, NY – March 25, 2026 – Dime announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of Common Stock, payable on April 24, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of April 17, 2026. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends.
ABOUT DIME
Dime is a New York State-chartered trust company with approximately $15 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share on Greater Long Island (1).
Investor Relations Contact:
Avinash Reddy
Senior Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909
Email: avinash.reddy@dime.com
¹ Aggregate deposit market share for Kings, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less than $20 billion in assets.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated.
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