As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 33-92444-99
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF 11 - 3297463
INCORPORATION OR (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
209 Havemeyer Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
(718) 782-6200
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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FINANCIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
IN RSI RETIREMENT TRUST
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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Mr. Vincent F. Palagiano
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
209 Havemeyer Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
(718) 782-6200
Copy to:
W Edward Bright, Esq.
Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Two World Trade Center - 38th Floor
New York, New York 10048
(212) 912-7400
(NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, TELEPHONE NUMBER
AND AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum Offering Proposed Maximum Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered Amount to be Registered Price Per Share Aggregate Offering Price Registration Fee
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value 52,000 shares (1) $10.81 $562,120 (2)
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(1) This Registration Statement covers the number of shares of the
Registrant's common stock that was issued under the Financial Federal
Savings and Loan Association Incentive Savings Plan in RSI Retirement
Trust described herein and deregisters 31,637 shares not required
therefor as a result of a merger of Financial Bancorp, Inc. into Dime
Community Bancshares, Inc. after the close of business on January 21,
1999.
(2) Registration fee of $194 paid with Form S-8 filed on May 17, 1995.
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Pursuant to the undertaking set forth in Item 9 of Part II of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 17, 1995, the Registrant hereby
deregisters 31,637 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock because the offering
under which these shares were registered has been terminated as a consequence of
the merger of the Registrant with and into Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
effective after the close of business on January 21, 1999.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. has caused this post-effective amendment
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
By: /s/ Vincent F. Palagiano
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Vincent F. Palagiano
Chairman of the Board, and Chief
Executive Officer
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
(as successor to Financial Bancorp, Inc.)
