UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 20, 2014


DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
  
0-27782
  
11-3297463
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


209 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, New York   11211
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           (718) 782-6200



None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 8.01.  Other Events
On February 20, 2014, The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh ("Dime"), the wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, repurchased $200.1 million of loans previously sold to a third party.  Prior to the repurchase, all such loans were being serviced by Dime under an existing seller/servicer agreement. 
A copy of the news release announcing the repurchase is included as Exhibit 99 to this report.
 
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
          (d) Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
       99
Press release of the Registrant, dated February 21, 2014, containing a discussion of the repurchase of $200.1 million of loans.
 






 
SIGNATURES
 
 
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
                                        DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 

 
By:
/s/ KENNETH J. MAHON
 
Kenneth J. Mahon
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 
Dated:  February 21, 2014


 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
        (99)  
Press release of the Registrant, dated February 21, 2014, containing a discussion of the repurchase of $200.1 million of loans.