8-K

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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 26, 2023

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

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

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( 631 ) 537-1000

(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 (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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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).

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. ¨

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Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) On January 26, 2023, Avinash Reddy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), was appointed to the additional position of principal accounting officer of the Company.  Mr. Reddy replaces Leslie Veluswamy, who previously resigned as principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Reddy’s biographical information is set forth in the Company’s Schedule 14A  filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022 , and such information is incorporated herein by reference. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Reddy and any other persons pursuant to which he became the Company’s principal accounting officer. There is no family relationship between Mr. Reddy and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. The Company has not entered into any transactions with Mr. Reddy that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. No new compensatory arrangements have been entered into with Mr. Reddy in connection with his appointment as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

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Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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.

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