Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 8, 2021, the Registrant, along with Bridge Bancorp, Inc. ("the
Company"), announced the declaration by the Company of a quarterly cash dividend
of $0.24 per share, payable on February 12, 2021 to the Company's shareholders
of record on February 5, 2021. The Company's shareholders as of the record date
will include the former shareholders of the Registrant following the expected
February 1, 2021 consummation of the merger of equals between the Company and
the Registrant. Pursuant to the merger agreement dated July 1, 2020, the
Registrant will not declare its typical quarterly dividend. As previously
disclosed, each Registrant share of common stock will be exchanged for 0.648
shares of the Company common stock at the closing of the transaction. The text
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference. Exhibit 99.1 to this report is being "furnished" to the SEC and shall
not be deemed "filed" for any purpose.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Number Exhibit
99.1 Joint press release of the Registrant and the Company dated January 8,
2021 containing a discussion of the Company's declaration of the cash
dividends
104.1 The cover page from the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.'s Form 8-K,
formatted in Inline XBRL
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