Filed Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933
Filer: Dime Bancorp, Inc.
Subject Company: Dime Bancorp, Inc.
Dime Bancorp, Inc. Exchange Act File Number: 001-13094
DIME BANCORP, INC.
Dear Shareholder:
Please accept our thanks for sending in your WHITE Proxy Card.
To avoid any possible dispute as to the validity of your proxy for the reason(s)
indicated below, we are requesting that you sign, date and mail the enclosed
additional WHITE Proxy Card with the correction indicated below in the
self-addressed envelope provided for your convenience. This Proxy will
automatically revoke any previously granted proxy when it is returned.
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY WAS UNSIGNED. (If signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, personal representative of an estate, corporate officer,
partner, trustee, custodian or guardian, please sign and give your full
title as such.)
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY WAS UNDATED. (Please date, sign and return the
enclosed WHITE Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope.)
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY OMITTED YOUR TITLE OR AUTHORITY. (If signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, personal representative of an estate,
corporate officer, partner, trustee, custodian or guardian, please sign
and give your full title as such.)
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY, AS SIGNED, DID NOT CONFORM TO THE NAME SHOWN ON THE
PROXY. (Please date and sign the enclosed WHITE proxy card exactly as the
registration appears on the proxy, including your full title if signing
other than in an individual capacity.) If the registration is in the name
of a custodian for the benefit of a minor, the custodian must sign and
indicate his/her capacity. If you are a beneficiary 18 years or older, you
may sign as long as you indicate your age.
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY WAS NOT SIGNED BY ALL JOINT OWNERS. (If shares are
registered in the name of more than one person, each such person should
sign the enclosed WHITE Proxy Card. If a joint tenant is deceased, please
indicate that you are the surviving joint owner.)
[_] YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY, AS MARKED, DID NOT CLEARLY SPECIFY YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
Please sign, date and clearly mark your proxy.
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Since time is of the essence, we would greatly appreciate your signing, dating
and mailing the enclosed WHITE Proxy Card as soon as possible. Please mail it in
the envelope provided for your convenience. If you have any questions, please
call Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the firm assisting us, toll-free at
888-750-5834. Once again, we greatly appreciate your support.
Sincerely,
DIME BANCORP, INC.
Investors are urged to read Dime and Hudson's proxy
statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements when they become
available, as well as any solicitation/recommendation statement that may be
filed by Dime, because they contain important information. Each of these
documents has been or will be filed with the SEC and investors may obtain a free
copy of them at the SEC's Internet web site at www.sec.gov. These documents may
also be obtained for free from Dime by directing such request to: Dime Bancorp,
Inc., Investor Relations Dept., 589 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, telephone:
(212) 326-6170.
