| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ [ DCOM ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 02/04/2021 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") | 02/01/2021 | J(2) | 113,081 | A | (2) | 427,309 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Common Stock | 02/01/2021 | J(2) | 52,515 | A | (2) | 174,033 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(4) | ||
| Common Stock | 02/01/2021 | J(2) | 28,648 | A | (2) | 73,493 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(5) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. See Exhibit 99.1 |
| 2. See Exhibit 99.1 |
| 3. See Exhibit 99.1 |
| 4. See Exhibit 99.1 |
| 5. See Exhibit 99.1 |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit List: ------------ Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses |
| BASSWOOD PARTNERS, L.L.C., /s/ Matthew Lindenbaum | 02/05/2021 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
Exhibit 99.1 – Explanation of Responses
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This Form 4 is filed on behalf of Basswood Partners, L.L.C. (the “Reporting Person”). Basswood Partners, L.L.C. is the general partner of Basswood Financial Fund, LP (“BFF”), Basswood Opportunity Partners, LP
(“BOP”) and Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP (“BFLOF”) (together, the “Funds”), and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by BFF, BOP and BFLOF. In accordance with Instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire
amount of Common Stock held by the Funds is reported herein. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Funds, except to the extent, if any, of any direct or indirect
pecuniary interest therein. The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise.
Matthew Lindenbaum, a managing member of Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C, serves on the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of the Reporting Persons. As a result, each of the Reporting
Persons is a “director-by-deputization” solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a
beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock issued to Matthew Lindenbaum.
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Represents shares of Common Stock received in connection with the merger of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (“Dime”) and Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (“Bridge”) on February 1, 2021 (the “Merger”). On January 29, 2021,
the last business day preceding the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Dime’s common stock was $15.90 and the closing price of Bridge’s common stock was $24.43. Pursuant to the Merger, (i) BOP received 113,081 shares of Common
Stock in exchange for 174,508 shares of Dime’s common stock; (ii) BFF received 52,515 shares of Common Stock in exchange for 81,043 shares of Dime’s common stock; and (iii) BFLOF received 28,648 shares of Common Stock in exchange for 44,210
shares of Dime’s common stock. These transactions were omitted from the Reporting Persons’ original Form 4.
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Common Stock held directly by BOP.
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4.
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Common Stock held directly by BFF.
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5.
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Common Stock held directly by BFLOF.
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