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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P. (1)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
466 Lexington Avenue
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(Street)
New York NY 10017
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
July 6, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
13-3986317
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dime Bancorp, Inc. (DME)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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| 1.Title of Security |2.Amount of Securities | 3.Ownership | 4.Nature of |
| (Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Form: | Indirect |
| | (Instr. 4) | Direct (D) | Beneficial |
| | | or Indirect | Ownership |
| | | (I)(Instr.5) | (Instr. 5) |
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
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|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
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|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
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|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
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|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
SEE Instruction 5(b)(v).
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM
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TABLE II-- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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| 1. Title of Derivative | 2. Date Exer- | 3. Title and Amount of | 4. Conversion | 5. Ownership | 6. Nature of |
| Security (Instr. 4) | cisable and | Securities Underlying | or Exercise | Form of | Indirect |
| | Expiration | Derivative Security | Price of | Derivative | Beneficial |
| | Date | (Instr. 4) | Derivative | Security: | Ownership |
| | | | Security | Direct (D) | (Instr. 5) |
| | (Month/Day/Year) | | | or | |
| | | | | Indirect | |
| |---------------------|------------------------------| | (I) | |
| | Date | Expira- | | Amount | | (Instr. | |
| | Exer- | tion | Title | or | | 5) | |
| | cisable | Date | | Number | | | |
| | | | | of | | | |
| | | | | Shares | | | |
|----------------------------|-----------|---------|-----------------|------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| Series B Preferred Stock | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 13,607,664 | | D | |
| (2) | | | | | | | |
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|----------------------------|-----------|---------|-----------------|------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
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| Warrant to Purchase | July 6, | July 6, | Series C | 8,142.738 | $21.50 (5) | D | |
| Series C Preferred Stock | 2000 | 2007 | Preferred Stock | | | | |
| (3) | | | (4) | | | | |
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|----------------------------|-----------|---------|-----------------|------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
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| Warrant to Purchase | July 6, | July 6, | Series D | 5,464.926 | $21.50 (5) | D | |
| Series D Preferred Stock | 2000 | 2007 | Preferred Stock | | | | |
| (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The security holder is Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., including
three affiliated partnerships ("WPEP"). Warburg, Pincus & Co. ("WP") is
the sole general partner of WPEP. WPEP is managed by E.M. Warburg, Pincus
& Co., LLC ("EMWP"). Lionel I. Pincus is the managing partner of WP and
the managing member of EMWP and may be deemed to control both entities.
The address of the Warburg Pincus entities is 466 Lexington Avenue, New
York, New York 10017.
(2) Stock Purchase Rights will convert into 12,009.491 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock upon the receipt of clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. 1,598.173 shares of additional Series
B Preferred Stock will be acquired upon receipt of certain regulatory
approvals, including approval by the Office of Thrift Supervision. Shares
of Series B Preferred Stock will convert into shares of common stock on the
earliest of (1) the issuance of litigation tracking warrants, (2) a change
in control of Dime Bancorp, Inc., (3) the lapsing of transfer restrictions
placed on the securities under certain circumstances, or (4) April 6, 2001.
(3) If unexercised, the warrants to purchase Series C Preferred Stock will be
exchanged when it is permissible to do so under the federal banking laws
and regulations or in the event that WPEP intends to transfer the warrants
in a widely dispersed sale. At such time, the warrants will be exchanged
for warrants to purchase Series B Preferred Stock if the Series B Preferred
Stock has not yet converted into shares of common stock. Otherwise, the
warrants will be converted into warrants to purchase common stock.
(4) At such time when it is permissible under the federal banking laws and
regulations or WPEP intends to transfer the Series C Preferred Stock
pursuant to a widely dispersed sale, shares of Series C Preferred Stock
will be convertible into shares of common stock, unless the Series B
Preferred Stock has not yet converted into common stock, in which case the
shares of Series C Preferred Stock will be convertible only into shares of
Series B Preferred Stock.
(5) Subject to antidilution and other adjustments.
(6) If unexercised, warrants to purchase Series D Preferred Stock will be
exchanged for warrants to purchase Series C Preferred Stock upon the
requisite approval by Dime Bancorp, Inc. stockholders under the rules of
the New York Stock Exchange.
(7) 3,866.753 warrants to purchase Series D Preferred Stock were issued and
became exercisable on July 6, 2000. The remaining 1,598.173 warrants to
purchase Series D Preferred Stock will be issued and become exercisable
upon receipt of certain regulatory approvals, including approval by the
Office of Thrift Supervision.
(8) Warrants to purchase Series D Preferred Stock will expire seven years after
issuance.
(9) Shares of Series D Preferred Stock will convert into Series C Preferred
Stock upon the requisite approval by Dime Bancorp, Inc. stockholders under
the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
WARBURG, PINCUS EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen Distler 07/17/00
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Name: Stephen Distler Date
Title: Partner
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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