X0306 4 2015-12-31 0001005409 DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC DCOM 0001237106 PALAGIANO VINCENT F 209 HAVEMEYER STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 1 1 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2015-12-31 2015-12-31 4 A 0 828 17.49 A 60940 I Esop Common Stock 2015-12-31 2015-12-31 4 A 0 3176 17.49 A 351935 I Bmp Common Stock 652932 D Common Stock 0 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 0 I Restricted Stock Award Allocation of earned shares during the year ended December 31, 2015 in the Company's qualified Employee Stock Ownership Plan. While the allocation is deemed effective as of December 31, 2015, the amount of shares allocated was not fully determined until on or about March 31, 2016. Allocation of earned shares during the year ended December 31, 2015 in the Company's non-qualified Benefit Maintenance Plan. While the allocation is deemed effective as of December 31, 2015, the amount of shares allocated was not fully determined until on or about March 31, 2016. /s/ VINCENT F. PALAGIANO 2016-04-04