Dime Awards Grant to LIEOC for Community Services

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the “Company” or “Dime”), the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced that Dime has awarded a grant to Long Island Economic Opportunity Collaborative ("LIEOC") in support of academic and vocational training opportunities designed to foster personal growth, career advancement, and social mobility services in Nassau and Suffolk counties. ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with approximately $15 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1) . Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. Investor Relations Contact: Avinash Reddy Senior Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Phone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909 Email:  [email protected] ¹ Aggregate deposit market share for Kings, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less than $20 billion in assets. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated.

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