Every material Form 8-K Dime Community Bancshares filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Dime Commercial Bancshares said its Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34375 per share on its 5.50% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. Holders of record as of November 9, 2026 will receive the payment on November 16, 2026. The filing covers only a preferred stock payout and contains no earnings, guidance, or common stock dividend information.
Quarterly dividend of $0.34375 per share on Series A preferred stock
Record date is November 9, 2026; payment date is November 16, 2026
Company describes itself as holding company for Dime Commercial Bank, with approximately $15 billion in assets
Dime Commercial Bancshares and ES Bancshares, parent of Empire State Bank, signed a merger agreement on October 19, 2026, under which ES Bancshares will merge into Dime. Based on Dime's 10-day volume-weighted average price of $38.55, the deal is valued at about $58 million, or $8.39 per ES Bancshares share, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Dime's press release projects about 3.5% EPS accretion and about 2% tangible book value dilution, and the filing states that Dime will issue 720,000 shares and $30.0 million in cash, with elections subject to proration.
Consideration is $30.0 million in cash and 720,000 Dime common shares, with holder elections subject to proration; transaction value is about $58 million or $8.39 per ES Bancshares share
ES Bancshares had total assets of about $596 million and total deposits of $491 million as of September 30, 2026
ES Bancshares would pay a $2.363 million termination fee in certain circumstances
Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to ES Bancshares shareholder approval and regulatory approvals including the Federal Reserve and the New York Department of Financial Services
Dime Commercial Bancshares reported net income available to common stockholders of $39.7 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up from $0.75 in the prior quarter and $0.59 a year earlier. The company also said it intends to acquire ES Bancshares, Inc., the parent of Empire State Bank, which it described as another step in its growth strategy.
Diluted EPS of $0.90 for Q3 2026, compared with $0.75 for Q2 2026 and $0.59 for Q3 2025
Net interest income of $121.2 million, up from $103.4 million a year earlier; net interest margin of 3.35%
Non-performing assets rose to $99.5 million at September 30, 2026, from $69.0 million at June 30, 2026
Announced intention to acquire ES Bancshares, Inc., parent of Empire State Bank, headquartered in Staten Island
Dime Commercial Bancshares reported second-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $33.0 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, up from $0.64 a year earlier and flat with the first quarter. The company said it expects to begin repurchasing shares in the third quarter, and its net interest margin rose to 3.28%.
Q2 2026 diluted EPS was $0.75, up from $0.64 in Q2 2025 and unchanged from Q1 2026; adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) was $0.79.
Net interest margin widened to 3.28% from 3.21% in Q1 2026; net interest income was $115.2 million.
Non-performing assets fell to $69.0 million from $95.6 million at March 31, 2026.
The company expects to begin repurchasing its shares in the third quarter of 2026.
Dime Community Bancshares reported first-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $32.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, up from $30.0 million, or $0.68, in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $19.6 million, or $0.45, in the first quarter of 2025. Net interest margin widened to 3.21%, and the company said it redeemed all $40 million of its 2030 subordinated debentures on March 30, 2026.
Net income available to common stockholders was $32.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Net interest margin was 3.21%, compared with 3.11% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2.95% in the first quarter of 2025.
Total deposits were $12.60 billion at March 31, 2026, up from $11.61 billion a year earlier, while total deposits were $12.84 billion at December 31, 2025.
The company redeemed at par on March 30, 2026 all $40 million of its outstanding Fixed/Floating Subordinated Debentures due 2030.
Dime Community Bancshares reported fourth-quarter 2025 net income available to common stockholders of $30.0 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, up from $25.8 million, or $0.59, in the third quarter and a loss of $22.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Management said total fourth-quarter revenue of $124 million was a record and that net interest margin rose to 3.11%, which points to stronger core earnings for shareholders.
Q4 2025 diluted EPS $0.68, versus $0.59 in Q3 2025 and a $(0.54) loss in Q4 2024
Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) $0.79 for Q4 2025, versus $0.61 in Q3 2025 and $0.42 in Q4 2024
Full-year 2025 net income available to common stockholders $103.4 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, versus $0.55 in 2024
Net interest margin 3.11% for Q4 2025, up from 3.01% in Q3 2025; efficiency ratio 52.6%, down from 53.8%
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