Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. to Speak to Institutional Investors


BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 2, 2011) - Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the "Company"), the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh ("Dime"), announced that Vincent F. Palagiano, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael P. Devine, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, and Kenneth J. Mahon, the Company's First Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, through an arrangement with Raymond James, will meet with institutional investors on December 5, 2011 at the Company's corporate headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.

The meeting will focus on the Company's performance and its strategic operating objectives. Presentation materials utilized for the meeting will be substantially the same as those utilized in recent webcast presentations made by senior management that are presently available at the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site address www.dime.com.

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES
The Company (NASDAQ: DCOM) had $4.04 billion in consolidated assets as of September 30, 2011, and is the parent company of Dime. Dime was founded in 1864, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-six branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Nassau County, New York. More information on the Company and Dime can be found on the Dime's Internet website at www.dime.com.

Contact Information:

Contact:
Kenneth Ceonzo
Director of Investor Relations
718-782-6200 extension 8279