Dime Community Bancshares to Release Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings and Host Conference Call on January 25, 2018

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCOM) (the "Company") today announced that the Company expects to release its earnings for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, January 25, 2018.  The Company will conduct a conference call at 5:30 p.m. (ET) on the same date, during which President and Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth J. Mahon, will discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and fiscal year performance.  The conference call will be simultaneously webcast (listen only), and archived for a period of one year, at https://services.choruscall.com/links/dcom180125.html.

Conference Call Details:

Dial-in for Live Call:                                                            

Domestic:                                         1-888-317-6016International:                                    1-412-317-6016

Upon dialing in, request to be joined into Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. call with the conference operator.

Dial-in for Replay:                                                                              

Domestic:                                         1-877-344-7529 International:                                    1-412-317-0088

Availability:                                       January 25 (6:30 p.m.) through February 1 (11:59 p.m.)

Access Code:                                  10115844

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

The Company had $6.44 billion in consolidated assets as of September 30, 2017, and is the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the “bank”). The bank was founded in 1864, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-eight branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Nassau County and Suffolk County, New York. More information on the Company and the bank can be found on Dime's website at www.dime.com. 

Contact: Anthony Rose, Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations, 718-782-6200, extension 5260.