Filing Details

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

Common Stock

25432X102

Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C. 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attn: Matthew Lindenbaum Telephone: (212) 521-9500   With a copy to:   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Attn: Michael E. Brandt, Esq. Telephone: (212) 728-8000

December 8, 2022

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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 11”) is being filed with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (formerly Bridge Bancorp, Inc.) to amend the Schedule 13D filed on June 29, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on June 28, 2016, Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on November 25, 2016, Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on July 24, 2017, Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on November 16, 2017, Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D filed on December 18, 2017, Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on September 10, 2018, Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed on December 20, 2019 Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D filed on February 5, 2021, Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D filed on May 20, 2022, and Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13D filed on August 31, 2022 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No .7 Amendment No.8, Amendment No.9 and Amendment No.10, the “Schedule 13D”).

Items 5(a) – 5(c) of the Schedule 13D are amended to reflect the following:

(a) and (b). As of the date of this Amendment No. 11, each of the Reporting Persons beneficially owns shares of Common Stock in such numbers as set forth on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D.  The total number of shares each of the Reporting Persons beneficially owns represents such percentages of the Common Stock outstanding as set forth on the cover pages to this Schedule 13D based upon the approximately 38,573,667 million shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2022.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 12, 2022

 

	Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood Partners, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood Opportunity Partners, LP
	By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood Opportunity Fund, LP
	By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood Financial Fund, LP
	By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP
	By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	Basswood CoInvestment Fund (SPC), Ltd.,
	For and on Behalf of Segregated Portfolio C-1
	By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
		Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
		Title: Managing Member

	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
	Matthew Lindenbaum
	/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum
	Bennett Lindenbaum