---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000846617-22-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCOM"
cik: "0000846617"
company_name: "Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/"
filed_at: "2022-09-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:24:07.015346+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dime Community board member Palagiano retires; Aguggia appointed as director

## Summary
- Vincent F. Palagiano retired from the board effective Sept 21, 2022, ending his 52-year tenure with the organization.
- There were no disagreements between Palagiano and Dime Community regarding his retirement.
- Paul M. Aguggia appointed to the board effective Sept 21, 2022 to fill the vacancy; term expires at the 2023 annual meeting.
- Aguggia will serve on the Credit Risk, Enterprise Risk, and Compliance committees.
- Aguggia is a partner at Holland & Knight and former chairman/CEO of Clifton Bancorp Inc.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000846617-22-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCOM
- cik: 0000846617
- company_name: Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/
- filed_at: 2022-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661722000071/0000846617-22-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661722000071/dcom-20220921x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000846617-22-000071.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Vincent F. Palagiano departed as Director at Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Director
  source text: Vincent F. Palagiano informed the Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”), that he is retiring from the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, for personal reasons, effective September 21, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661722000071/0000846617-22-000071-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul M. Aguggia was appointed as Director at Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Paul M. Aguggia was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately, to fill the position vacated by the retirement of Vincent F. Palagiano.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661722000071/0000846617-22-000071-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.