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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or ■ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES , INC . For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-34096 Title of each class Common Stock Preferred Stock NEW YORK ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 898 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY , SUITE 560 , HAUPPAUGE , NY ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 631-537-1000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol DCOM DCOMP ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 11-2934195 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : ( Title of Class ) None 11788 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered Accelerated filer > Smaller reporting company The Nasdaq Stock Market , LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market , LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes X NO □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The approximate aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant , based upon the closing price of the Common Stock on June 30 , 2020 , was $ 377,838,854 . The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding on February 28 , 2021 was 41,488,275 . Portions of the following documents are incorporated into the Parts of this Report on Form 10 - K indicated below : The Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A on or before April 30 , 2021 ( Part III ) .