Dime Community Bancshares Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOM) ("Dime" or the "Company"), the parent company of Dime Community Bank, announced the pricing of a public offering of 3,906,250 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), at a public offering price of $32.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $125 million.
In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 585,937 shares of Common Stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company expects to close the offering, subject to customary conditions, on or about November 13, 2024.
Dime expects to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes to support its continued organic growth, which may include, among other things, working capital, investments in its bank subsidiary, and potential balance sheet optimization strategies.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., A Stifel Company are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Luse Gorman, PC is serving as legal counsel to the joint book-running managers. Squire Patton Boggs LLP is serving as legal counsel to Dime.
The Common Stock will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-264390) (including base prospectus) and a preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC. Prospective investors should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the Company has filed or will file with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating ...
