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): ~~April~~May 2327, 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 New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value	~~DCOMPR~~DCOM PR	The New York Stock Exchange
9.000% Junior Subordinated Notes, $25.00 Par Value	DCBG	The New York Stock Exchange
9.000% Subordinated Notes, $25.00 Par Value	DCBG	The New York Stock Exchange

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 8.01 Other Events

On ~~April~~May 2327, 2026, ~~the~~Dime ~~Registrant~~Community ~~announced~~Bancshares, ~~that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0~~Inc.~~34375~~ ~~per share on~~ (the “Company’s”) ~~5.50%~~made ~~Fixed-Rate~~available ~~Non-Cumulative~~a ~~Perpetual~~financial ~~Preferred~~presentation ~~Stock,~~to ~~Series~~investors A,for ~~payable~~its onAnnual ~~May~~Meeting ~~15, 2026 to holders~~ of ~~record as of May 8, 2026~~Shareholders. ~~The~~A ~~text~~copy of the ~~press~~presentation ~~release~~ is ~~attached~~available ason ~~Exhibit 99.1~~the ~~and~~Company’s iswebsite ~~incorporated~~at ~~herein by reference~~www. ~~Exhibit 99~~dime.1com toby ~~this~~clicking ~~report~~“Investor isRelations” ~~being~~and selecting “~~furnished~~Presentations” tofrom the ~~SEC~~“Events ~~and~~& ~~shall not be deemed “filed~~Presentations” ~~for any purpose~~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

(d) (d) Exhibits


99.1		Press Release of the Registrant, dated April 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: April 23, 2026		/s/ Avinash Reddy
DATE: May 27, 2026		/s/ AVINASH REDDY
		Avinash Reddy
		Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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