GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 21, 2021 04:15PM EST

December 21, 2021

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCOM) (the Company) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share of Common Stock, payable on January 24, 2022 to common stockholders of record as of January 17, 2022. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends.

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with over $12.3 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1).

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Investor Relations Contact:Avinash ReddySenior Executive Vice President Chief Financial OfficerPhone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909Email:avinash.reddy@dime.com

Aggregate deposit market share for Kings, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less than $20 billion in assets.