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): January 2122, 2026

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

001-34096

11-2934195

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560
Hauppauge, New York	11788
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(631) 537-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	~~ ~~	TradingSymbol(s)	~~ ~~	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value		DCOM		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value		DCOMP		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
9.000% Junior Subordinated Notes, $25.00 Par Value		DCOMG		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition.~~Events

On January 2122, 2026, ~~Dime~~the ~~Community~~Registrant ~~Bancshares,~~announced ~~Inc.~~that ~~(the~~its ~~“Company”)~~Board ~~issued~~of Directors declared a ~~press~~quarterly ~~release~~cash ~~announcing~~dividend ~~its~~of ~~earnings~~$0.34375 ~~for~~per share on the ~~quarter~~Company’s ~~ended~~5.50% ~~December~~Fixed-Rate 31Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, ~~2025.~~Series A, ~~copy~~payable on February 13, 2026 to holders of ~~the~~record ~~press~~as ~~release~~of isFebruary ~~attached~~6, to2026. ~~this~~The ~~Current~~text ~~Report~~of onthe ~~Form 8-K~~press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. ~~The~~Exhibit ~~information~~99.1 ~~contained~~to in this ~~Item 2.02,~~report ~~including the related information set forth in the Press Release attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein,~~ is being “furnished” to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for ~~the~~any ~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section~~purpose.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(ad) ~~Not~~(d) ~~applicable.~~Exhibits

(b) Not applicable.



99.1		Press Release of the Registrant, dated January 22, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated January 21, 2026, announcing the earnings of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.*
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Furnished electronically as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K. This exhibit is being “furnished” and not “filed” with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

~~SIGNATURES~~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~~Dime ~~COMMUNITY~~Community ~~BANCSHARES~~Bancshares, ~~INC~~Inc.(Registrant)



DATE: January 21, 2026	By:	/s/ Avinash Reddy
DATE: January 22, 2026		/s/ Avinash Reddy
		Avinash Reddy
		Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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