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 22, 2016

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

209 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, New York   11211

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           (718) 782-6200

None

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On December 22, 2016 the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bank (the “bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, voted to prepay the outstanding balance on the Registrant’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Share Acquisition Loan as of December 31, 2016.  The Registrant issued a press release on December 28, 2016 describing the transaction and the impact to earnings, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 Dated: December 28, 2016

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number