Dime Community (DCOM) to rebrand as Dime Commercial and move listing to NYSE
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Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced a planned rebrand and stock exchange move. Subject to shareholder approval, the holding company will change its name to Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. and its bank subsidiary to Dime Commercial Bank after the Annual Shareholder Meeting on May 28, 2026.
The company also plans to transfer the listing of its securities to the New York Stock Exchange on or around April 7, 2026. As part of this rebranding effort, Dime has posted an investor presentation on its website for additional context.
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dime”), the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”) today announced that, subject to shareholder approval, it will change its name to “Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc.”. The Bank’s name will change to “Dime Commercial Bank”. These changes will be effective soon after the Annual Shareholder Meeting (May 28, 2026), where there will be a vote to approve the Company’s name change.
The Company is also transferring the listing of its securities to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on or around April 7, 2026.
As part of its rebrand, the Company put out an investor presentation on the Company’s website at www.dime.com by clicking “Investor Relations” and selecting “Presentations” from the “Events & Presentations” menu.
The information disclosed in this Item 8.01 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.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant, dated February 23, 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: February 23, 2026 | /s/ AVINASH REDDY | |
Avinash Reddy | ||
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Dime Community Bank to Rebrand as Dime Commercial Bank
Company to Transfer Listing of Its Securities to New York Stock Exchange
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., February 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dime”), the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”) today announced that, subject to shareholder approval, it will change its name to “Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc.”. The Bank’s name will change to “Dime Commercial Bank”. These changes will be effective soon after the Annual Shareholder Meeting (May 28, 2026), where there will be a vote to approve the Company’s name change.
The Company is also transferring the listing of its securities to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on or around April 7, 2026.
As part of its rebrand, the Company put out an investor presentation which can be found here.
ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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 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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