UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THESECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.


 

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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.

CUSIP NUMBER

1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)


DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.


11-3297463

(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.


0-27782

WORK LOCATION

1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER                  STREET                                                                    CITY                              STATE                                      ZIP CODE


209                                   HAVEMEYER STREET            BROOKLYN             NY                                11211

(e) TELEPHONE NO.

AREA CODE                          


7 1 8                           
NUMBER
 
 
 782-6200
 

2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD


ROBERT VOLINO

(b)RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

Officer

(c) ADDRESS       STREET                     CITY                 STATE              ZIP CODE


209 HAVEMEYER STREET           BROOKLYN            NY                      11211

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.


3 (a)

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold

(b)

Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

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(c)

Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold

(See instr. 3(c))

(d)

Aggregate Market Value

(See instr. 3(d))

(e)

Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding

(See instr. 3(e))

(f)

Approximate Date of Sale

(See instr. 3(f))

(MO. DAY YR.)

(g)

Name of Each Securities Exchange

(See instr. 3(g))


Broker-Dealer File Number


Common

FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

100 SUMMER ST.

BOSTON MA 02110


     1,769


    $ 27,950


  36,849,795


05/06/2015


NASDAQ



 



 

 

 

1.  (a) Name of issuer
     (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
     (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
     (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
     (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
3. (a)  Title of the class of securities to be sold
    (b)  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
    (c)  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
    (d)  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
    (e)  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown
 
           by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
    (f)  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
2.  (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
     (b) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
           stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
     (c) Such person's address, including zip code
    (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold


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TABLE I –– SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold

and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Title of the Class

Date you Acquired

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of Person from Whom Acquired

(If gift, also give date donor acquired)

Amount of Securities Acquired

Date of Payment

Nature of Payment

 

Common

 

05/01/2015

 

       Stock Award


 

 

     COMPANY

 

       1,769

 

n/a

 

Not Applicable


 


 


 

 

INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.




TABLE II –– SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS


Name and Address of Seller


Title of Securities Sold


Date of Sale

Amount of Securities Sold


Gross Proceeds


ROBERT VOLINO

209 HAVEMEYER STREET

BROOKLYN,  NY  11211

 

DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

 

N/A

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.



May 6, 2015
 
/s/ ROBERT VOLINO
DATE OF NOTICE
 
(SIGNATURE)
 
         The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy  
     of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION,
IF RELYING ON RULE 10B5-1
 
 
 

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)




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