BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the “Company” or “Dime” or “its”), the parent company
of Dime Community Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors approved the Company's thirteenth stock repurchase program,
which authorizes the purchase of up to 1,824,040 shares, or 5% of its currently outstanding common stock. In conjunction with the
commencement of a thirteenth stock repurchase plan, the Company also announced the completion of its twelfth stock repurchase plan.
Any shares repurchased will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes.
Such repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated stock purchases or pursuant to any
trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable federal
securities laws. Such repurchases will be made at management’s discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in
the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the
trading price of the stock, alternative uses of capital, the Company’s liquidity and capital requirements, and the Company’s
financial performance.
The thirteenth stock repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason. These factors may
also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases. The thirteenth stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to
purchase any particular number of shares, and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the
Company.
ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
The Company had $6.29 billion in consolidated assets as of September 30, 2018. The bank was founded in 1864, is
headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-nine branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Nassau
County and Suffolk County, New York. More information on the Company and the bank can be found on Dime's website at
www.dime.com.
This news release contains a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These
statements may be identified by use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," “continue,” "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
“likely,” "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar terms and phrases,
including references to assumptions.
Forward-looking statements are based upon various assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of
management's experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause actual
results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should
not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could affect our results include, without limitation, the following: the
timing and occurrence or non-occurrence of events may be subject to circumstances beyond the Company’s control; there may be
increases in competitive pressure among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; changes in the interest rate
environment may reduce interest margins; changes in deposit flows, loan demand or real estate values may adversely affect the
business of the Company and/or the Bank; unanticipated or significant increases in loan losses; changes in accounting principles,
policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition to be perceived differently; changes in corporate and/or
individual income tax laws may adversely affect the Company's financial condition or results of operations; general economic
conditions, either nationally or locally in some or all areas in which the Company conducts business, or conditions in the
securities markets or the banking industry may be less favorable than the Company currently anticipates; legislation or regulatory
changes may adversely affect the Company’s business; technological changes may be more difficult or expensive than the Company
anticipates; there may be failures or breaches of information technology security systems; success or consummation of new business
initiatives may be more difficult or expensive than the Company anticipates; or litigation or other matters before regulatory
agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future, may delay the occurrence or non-occurrence of events longer than
the Company anticipates.
Contact: Avinash Reddy
Senior Vice President – Corporate Development and Treasurer
718-782-6200 extension 5909