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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 April 24, 2025, the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”) promoted Elizabeth DiGangi, Senior Vice President and Controller to serve as the Company’s and Bank’s Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) (“CAO”), effective April 24, 2025.
Ms. DiGangi, 41, has served as the Bank’s Controller since March 2024. She previously served as the Bank’s Assistant Controller from March 2022 to March 2024 and Accounting Manager from July 2019 to March 2022. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. DiGangi spent nearly 10 years at Suffolk Credit Union as Controller and in various accounting roles.
There are no other arrangements or understandings between Ms. DiGangi and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. DiGangi was appointed as CAO of the Company. There are no family relationships between Ms. DiGangi and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Ms. DiGangi does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. At this time, there are no new compensation arrangements for Ms. DiGangi.
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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) | ||
DATE: April 28, 2025 | /s/ Avinash Reddy | |
Avinash Reddy | ||
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | ||