0000846617 2021-02-01 2021-02-01 0000846617 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2021-02-01 2021-02-01 0000846617 us-gaap:PreferredStockMember 2021-02-01 2021-02-01 iso4217:USD shares iso4217:USD shares 0000846617 true On February 1, 2021, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., a New York corporation previously known as "Bridge Bancorp, Inc." (the "Company"), completed its merger-of-equals transaction (the "Merger") with Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Legacy Dime"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 1, 2020, by and between the Company and Legacy Dime. At the February 1, 2021 effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), Legacy Dime merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the resulting corporation. At the Effective Time, the Company changed its name from "Bridge Bancorp, Inc." to "Dime Community Bancshares, Inc." Immediately following the Merger, Dime Community Bank, a New York-chartered commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy Dime, merged with and into BNB Bank, a New York-chartered commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with BNB Bank as the surviving bank, under the name "Dime Community Bank." On February 1, 2021, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the completion of the Merger (the "Original Report"). This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Report is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") solely to amend and supplement Item 9.01 of the Original Report, as described in Item 9.01 below. This Amendment No. 1 makes no other amendments to the Original Report. 8-K/A 2021-02-01 DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. NY 001-34096 11-2934195 898 Veterans Memorial Highway Suite 560 Hauppauge NY 11788 631 537-1000 false false false false Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value DCOM NASDAQ Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value DCOMP NASDAQ false