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FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |
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¨ Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PUCELLA MICHAEL |
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. ("DCOM") |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give Other (specify title below) below) _ |
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 209 HAVEMEYER STREET |
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) |
4. Statement for Month/Year October, 2001 |
Senior V.P. - Finance |
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(Street) BROOKLYN NY 11211 |
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) |
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)X Form filed by One Reporting PersonForm filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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(City) (State) (Zip) |
Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Trans-action Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
3. Trans-action Code (Instr. 8) |
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code |
V |
Amount |
(A) or (D) |
Price |
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Common Stock |
10/26/2001 |
M |
5,000 |
A |
$23.99 |
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Common Stock |
10/26/2001 |
S |
5,000 |
D |
$23.99 |
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12,192 |
D |
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50,664 |
I |
Benefit Plans |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
FORM 4 (continued) Table II ¾ Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security |
3. Trans-action Date (Month/Day/ Year) |
4. Trans-action Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Deriv-ative Secur-ity (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of deriv-ative Secur-ities Bene-ficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4) |
10. Owner-ship Form of Deriva-tive Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Benefi-cial Owner-ship (Instr. 4) |
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Code |
V |
(A)
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(D) |
Date Exer-cisable |
Expira-tion Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
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Employee Stock Options (payment to buy) |
$9.67 |
10/26/2001 |
M |
5,000 |
12/26/1997 |
12/26/2006 |
Common stock |
5,000 |
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70,000 |
D |
Stock Option Plan |
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ MICHAEL PUCELLA
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. NOVEMBER 9, 2001
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, By: Michael Pucella
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2
SEC 1474 (7-96)