Revised Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

 

 

VARONE LOUIS V.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

 

 

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. ("DCOM")

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Director 10% Owner    

Officer (give Other (specify

title below) below)

_

(Last) (First) (Middle)

209 HAVEMEYER STREET

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for

Month/Year

October, 2001

 

(Street)

BROOKLYN NY 11211

 

5. If Amendment,

Date of Original

(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X Form filed by One Reporting Person

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City) (State) (Zip)

Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-action Date

(Month/ Day/ Year)

3. Trans-action Code (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)

or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

   

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

     

Common Stock

10/25/2001

M

 

2,000

A

$23.99

     

Common Stock

10/25/2001

S

 

2,000

D

$23.99

     

Common Stock

10/26/2001

M

 

7,400

A

$23.94

     

Common Stock

10/26/2001

S

 

7,400

D

$23.94

     
             

44,544

D

 
             

4,761

I

Benefit Plans

                   

 

 

 

 

 

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)

FORM 4 (continued) Table II ¾ Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-action Date (Month/Day/ Year)

4. Trans-action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Deriv-ative Secur-ity (Instr. 5)

9. Number of deriv-ative Secur-ities Bene-ficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-ship Form of Deriva-tive Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Benefi-cial Owner-ship (Instr. 4)

     

Code

V

(A)

 

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

       

Director Stock Options (payment to buy)

$9.67

10/25/2001

M

   

2,000

12/26/1997

12/26/2006

Common stock

2,000

       

Director Stock Options (payment to buy)

$9.67

10/26/2001

M

   

7,400

12/26/1997

12/26/2006

Common Stock

7,400

       
                       

50,113

D

Stock Option Plan

                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

Explanation of Responses:

 

 

 

/s/ LOUIS V. VARONE

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. NOVEMBER 9, 2001

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, By: Louis V. Varone

see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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SEC 1474 (7-96)