Registration No. 333-_________
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2024
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York
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11-2934195
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Incorporation or Organization)
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898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560
Hauppauge, New York 11788
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copies to:
Stuart H. Lubow, Chief Executive Officer
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Marc P. Levy, Esq. |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
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D. Max Seltzer, Esq.
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898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560
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Luse Gorman, PC
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Hauppauge, New York 11788
(631) 537-1000
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5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite 780
Washington, DC 20015-2035
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(Name, Address and Telephone
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(202) 274-2000
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Number of Agent for Service)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer ⌧
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☐
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Smaller reporting company☐
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Emerging growth company ☐
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) is filed by Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (“Registrant”) to register additional shares of common stock
of Registrant, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) issuable pursuant to the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Plan”) and consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
This Registration Statement registers 1,185,000 additional shares of Common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan, which shares are in addition to the 1,200,000
shares of Common Stock previously registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission”) on June 21, 2021.
The issuance of the additional 1,185,000 shares being registered under the 2021 Equity Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement is condition upon the approval by the
Registrant’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Registrant to be held on May 23, 2024.
PART I. INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and
the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered by this Registration statement as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. After giving effect to this Registration Statement, an aggregate 2,385,000 shares of Common Stock have been issued for registered for issuance pursuant to the 2021 Equity Plan.
PART II. INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously filed by Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such
Items):
(d)
The description of the Company’s common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on February 1, 2021 (File No. 001-34096), including any subsequent amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date hereof, and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement and the prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or therein modifies or
supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the prospectus.
All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including financial statements, appearing in
the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.
Item 8. List of Exhibits.
Regulation S-K
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hauppauge, New York, on this 30th day of
May, 2024.
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DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Stuart H. Lubow
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Stuart H. Lubow
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(Duly Authorized Representative)
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We, the undersigned directors and officers of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby severally constitute and appoint Stuart H. Lubow, as our true and lawful
attorney and agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Stuart H. Lubow may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of shares of common stock to be granted and shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise of stock options to be granted under the Dime Community
Bancshares, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) thereto; and we hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said Stuart H. Lubow shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
Signatures
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Date
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/s/ Stuart H. Lubow
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Director, President and Chief
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May 30, 2024
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Stuart H. Lubow
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Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Avinash Reddy
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Senior Executive Vice President and
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May 30, 2024
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Avinash Reddy
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Kenneth J. Mahon
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Chairman of the Board
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May 30, 2024
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Kenneth J. Mahon
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/s/ Paul M. Aguggia
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Paul M. Aguggia
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/s/ Rosemarie Chen
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Rosemarie Chen
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/s/ Michael P. Devine
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Michael P. Devine
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/s/ Judith H. Germano
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Judith H. Germano
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/s/ Matthew A. Lindenbaum
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Matthew A. Lindenbaum
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/s/ Albert E. McCoy, Jr.
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Albert E. McCoy, Jr.
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/s/ Raymond A Nielson
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Raymond A Nielson
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/s/ Joseph J. Perry
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Joseph J. Perry
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/s/ Kevin Stein
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Kevin Stein
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/s/ Dennis A. Suskind
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Director
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May 30, 2024
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Dennis A. Suskind
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LUSE GORMAN, PC
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W., SUITE 780
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20015
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May 30, 2024
Board of Directors
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560
Hauppauge, New York 11788
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Re: |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. - Registration Statement on Form S-8
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have requested the opinion of this firm as to certain matters in connection with the registration of 1,185,000 additional shares of
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) to be issued pursuant to the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”).
In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have reviewed the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, the Equity Plan,
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Form S-8”), as well as resolutions of the board of directors of the Company and applicable statutes and regulations governing the Company. We have assumed the authenticity, accuracy and
completeness of all documents in connection with the opinion expressed herein. We have also assumed the legal capacity and genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which the opinions expressed herein are
rendered. This opinion is limited to matters of New York corporate law.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the following opinion:
Following the effectiveness of the Form S-8, the Shares of the Company, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Equity Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion has been prepared solely for the use of the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Form S-8 and shall
not be used for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person without the prior express written consent of this firm. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in the Form S-8. By giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Luse Gorman, PC
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LUSE GORMAN, PC
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our report dated February 22, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements and effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2023.