Form 8-K - October 20, 2005
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): October 20, 2005
DIME
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-27782
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11-3297463
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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)
Item
7. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release reporting results of operations for the quarter ended September
30, 2005.
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Item
9.
Regulation
FD Disclosure.
This
information, furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure," is also
intended to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition," in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.
On
October 20, 2005, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press
release reporting its results of operations for the quarter ended September
30,
2005. This news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The
text
of the press release provides certain information that may be considered
non-GAAP financial information. These items include core earnings, core cash
earnings, tangible stockholders' equity and all related
calculations.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
DIME
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
/s/
KENNETH J. MAHON
By:
___________________________________________
Kenneth
J. Mahon
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: October
20, 2005