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0001194348
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000846617
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
001-34096
898 Veterans Memorial Highway,
Suite 560
Hauppauge
NY
11788
(631) 537-1000
RAYMOND NIELSEN
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3000
93750.00
43622000
02/21/2025
NASDAQ
Common
04/01/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
1010
04/01/2023
Not Applicable
Common
04/01/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
1990
04/01/2022
Not Applicable
Y
02/21/2025
/s/ Raymond Andrew Nielsen