UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 23, 2021

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	001-34096	11-2934195
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560
Hauppauge, New York	11788
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(631) 537-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value		DCOM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 Par Value		DCOMP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 23, 2021, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank (the Bank”), and Stuart H. Lubow, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank, entered into a second amendment to Mr. Lubow’s employment agreement (the “Amendment”).  The Amendment increases Mr. Lubow’s annual equity grant from 50% to 65% of base salary and increases Mr. Lubow’s annual cash bonus opportunity from 65% to 100% of base salary.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

10.1        Second Amendment to Employment Agreement entered into with Stuart H. Lubow

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
DATE:  December 23, 2021	By:       /s/ Patricia M. Schaubeck
	Patricia M. Schaubeck
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary