X0306 4 2012-12-31 0001005409 DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC DCOM 0001237106 PALAGIANO VINCENT F 209 HAVEMEYER STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 1 1 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2012-12-31 2013-03-27 4 A 0 795 13.89 A 58551 I Esop Common Stock 2012-12-31 2013-03-27 4 A 0 3696 13.89 A 342408 I Bmp Common Stock 656480 D Common Stock 0 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 0 I Restricted Stock Award Share allocation award under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the year ended December 31, 2012. The allocation calculation for all ESOP participants was finalized on March 27, 2013. Closing price of the Company's common stock as of the last trading day in 2012. Shares allocated under the Benefit Maintenance Plan ("BMP") for the year ended December 31, 2012 to provide for share allocation limitations under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. This allocation of shares was finalized for all BMP participants on March 27, 2013. /s/ VINCENT F. PALAGIANO 2013-03-28