Dime Commercial Bancshares name change effective; three executives amend employment agreements

On May 28, 2026, the Company filed with the Department of State of the State of New York a Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to change our corporate name from Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. to Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc., effective immediate.

The following nominees received the requisite majority of votes cast at the Meeting, as indicated below, and were therefore elected as directors to serve for a term to expire at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified: Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Kenneth J.Mahon 31,801,887 1,736,055 4,256,022 Paul M. Aguggia 27,231,719 6,306,223 4,256,022 Rosemarie Chen 32,235,619 1,302,323 4,256,022 Judith H. Germano 32,833,932 704,010 4,256,022 Matthew A. Lindenbaum 32,636,683 901,259 4,256,022 Stuart H. Lubow 32,619,703 918,239 4,256,022 Albert E. McCoy, Jr. 32,352,576 1,185,366 4,256,022 Raymond A. Nielsen 32,568,158 969,784 4,256,022 Joseph J. Perry 31,930,948 1,606,994 4,256,022 Kevin Stein 32,749,205 788,373 4,256,022 Dennis A. Suskind 31,668,195 1,869,747 4,256,022

The vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company name to “Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc.”, was approved by the requisite majority of the votes cast by shareholders, as indicated below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 37,061,459 651,450 81,055 -0-

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, was approved on a non-binding, advisory basis by the requisite majority of the votes cast by shareholders, as indicated below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 25,150,561 8,347,356 40,025 4,256,022

The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP to act as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026 was approved by the requisite majority of the votes cast by shareholders, as indicated below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 37,477,760 245,485 70,719 -0-