144 0001085393 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000846617 Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ 001-34096 898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 560 Hauppauge NY 11788 631-537-1000 Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP Director Common Stock, par value $0.10 (???Common Stock???) KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.

787 7th Avenue, 4th Floor New York NY 10019

46962 1541762.46 43622000 02/12/2025 NASDAQ Common Stock 02/04/2014 (3) Open Market and/or Transfers from Affiliates N 46962 02/04/2014 Cash(3) Y (1) Aggregate market value in 3(d) is based on the closing price of $32.83 of the Common Stock on February 11th, 2025. (2) Number of shares outstanding in 3(e) is based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31st, 2024, as reported by the issuer in its Earnings Release on December 31st, 2024, which was filed with the Commission on January 23rd, 2025. (3) Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP obtained the shares of Common Stock listed in Table I through open market purchases and/or Transfers from Affiliates, from February 2014 through August 2023. 02/12/2025 Basswood Capital Management L.L.C, its investment manager By: /s/ Marc Samit, Principal and Chief Operating Officer