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 12, 2021

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

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

Delaware	000-27782	11-3297463
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

300 Cadman Plaza West, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, New York		11201
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(718) 782-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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).

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	DCOM	The NASDAQ Stock Market
Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value	DCOMP	The NASDAQ Stock Market

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 12, 2021, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release containing a discussion of loan deferral status as of December 31, 2020. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report 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 purposes.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits:

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press release of the Registrant, dated January 12, 2021, containing a discussion of the Registrant’s loan deferrals
104.1	The cover page from the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K, formatted in 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)

	/s/ PATRICIA M. SCHAUBECK
	Patricia M. Schaubeck
	Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Dated: January 12, 2021

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC 8-K