25 1 form25_040626.htm DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. FORM 25 APRIL 6, 2026

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 25

NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER
SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-34096

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC

(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered)

898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560 Hauppauge, New York 11788 (631) 537-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value

9.000% Subordinated Notes, $25.00 Par Value

(Description of class of securities)

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

□ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

□ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

□ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

□ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

□ Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw on the Exchange. (1)

⌧ Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Date: April 6, 2026	By:	/s/ Avinash Reddy
		Avinash Reddy
		Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

(1) Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.

SEC Form 25 filed by Dime Community Bancshares Inc.