Filed by North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act of 1933
Subject Company: Dime Bancorp, Inc.
Commission File No. 001-13094
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVESTOR: DANIEL M. HEALY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
631-844-1258
PRESS: KEKST AND COMPANY
ROBERT D. SIEGFRIED
212-521-4832
NORTH FORK RESPONDS TO DIME STATEMENTS
MELVILLE, N.Y. - JULY 7, 2000 - (NYSE:NFB) In response to assertions that
officials at Dime Bancorp, Inc. have told several of their shareholders
today that North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. was given an opportunity to be
involved in their process, but refused to sign a confidentiality agreement,
John Adam Kanas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of North Fork said,
"I can say unequivocally and without qualification that no one at North
Fork or any of its advisors had any conversations with anyone at Dime or
any of its advisors relating in any way to the subject of North Fork
entering into a confidentiality/standstill agreement with Dime. Obviously,
we would never have agreed to a standstill that would have impeded our
exchange offer; however, it is categorically untrue that such an offer was
ever made by Dime."
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Investors and security holders are advised to read North Fork's
registration statement and tender offer statement with respect to its
exchange offer for Dime common stock, North Fork's proxy statement with
respect to North Fork's proposed solicitation of proxies from Dime
stockholders in connection with Dime's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders,
and any amendments or supplements to any of such documents (when they
become available), because each of these documents contains, or will
contain, important information. Investors and security holders may obtain a
free copy of the exchange offer registration statement, the tender offer
statement, the proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to any of
such documents (when they become available), and any other documents filed
by North Fork with the SEC, at the SEC's Internet web site at www.sec.gov.
Each of these documents may also be obtained free of charge by overnight
mail or direct electronic transmission by calling North Fork's information
agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll-free at 1-800-755-7250.
