SEC Form 8-A12B filed by Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box.

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: Not applicable.

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

This Form 8-A is being filed in connection with Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), a New York corporation and the holding company for Dime Community Bank, transferring the listing of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), its Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value (the “Preferred Stock”), and 9.000% Subordinated Notes, $25.00 Par Value (the “Subordinated Notes”) from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Common Stock, the Preferred Stock and the Subordinated Notes are expected to be listed on the NYSE and to trade thereon on or about April 7, 2026 under the trading symbols “DCOM,” “DCBP” and “DCBG,” respectively The Company is voluntarily delisting from NASDAQ as of the close of business on April 6, 2026. Until that time, the Company’s Common Stock will continue to trade on NASDAQ.

The following summary is a description of the Company’s Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Subordinated Notes:

For a description of the Company’s securities, reference is made to “Description of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. Capital Stock” in the Company’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026, which is hereby incorporated by reference.  For a description of the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws that may render a change in control of the Company more difficult, reference is made to “Certain Provisions in Our Certificate of Incorporation, Our Bylaws, and Applicable Laws and Regulations” in the Company’s Form S-3ASR, filed with the SEC on November 3, 2025, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.