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MERGER | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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MERGER | 2. MERGER As described in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, on February 1, 2021, we completed our Merger with Legacy Dime. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Legacy Dime merged with and into Bridge with Bridge as the surviving corporation under the name “Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.” At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Legacy Dime common stock, par value $0.01 per share, was converted into 0.6480 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Legacy Dime’s Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 was converted into one share of a newly created series of the Company’s preferred stock having the same powers, preferences and rights as the Dime Preferred Stock. In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed $115.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Debentures due 2027 of Legacy Dime. The Merger constituted a business combination and was accounted for as a reverse merger using the acquisition method of accounting. As a result, Legacy Dime was the accounting acquirer and Bridge was the legal acquirer and the accounting acquiree. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Legacy Dime became the historical financial statements of the combined company. In addition, the assets and liabilities of Bridge have been recorded at their estimated fair values and added to those of Legacy Dime as of the Merger Date. The determination of fair value required management to make estimates about discount rates, expected future cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are subjective and subject to change. The Company issued 21.2 million shares of its common stock to Legacy Dime stockholders in connection with the Merger, which represented 51.5% of the voting interests in the Company upon completion of the Merger. In accordance with FASB ASC 805-40-30-2, the purchase price in a reverse acquisition is determined based on the number of equity interests the legal acquiree would have had to issue to give the owners of the legal acquirer the same percentage equity interest in the combined entity that results from the reverse acquisition. The table below summarizes the ownership of the combined company following the Merger, for each shareholder group, as well as the market capitalization of the combined company using shares of Bridge and Legacy Dime common stock outstanding at January 31, 2021 and Bridge’s closing price on January 31, 2021. ​
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​ | ​ | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. Ownership and Market Value
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | ​ | ​ | Market Value at
​ | ​ | Bridge | ​ | Percentage | ​ | $24.43 Bridge
(Dollars and shares in thousands) | ​ | Outstanding Shares | ​ | Ownership | ​ | Share Price
Bridge shareholders |  | 19,993 |  | 48.5% |  | $ | 488,420
Legacy Dime shareholders | ​ | 21,233 | ​ | 51.5% | ​ | ​ | 518,720
Total | ​ | 41,226 | ​ | 100.0% | ​ | $ | 1,007,140
​ The table below summarizes the hypothetical number of shares as of January 31, 2021 that Legacy Dime would have to issue to give Bridge owners the same percentage ownership in the combined company. ​
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​ | ​ | Hypothetical Legacy Dime Ownership
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Legacy Dime | ​ | Percentage
(Shares in thousands) | ​ | Outstanding Shares | ​ | Ownership
Bridge shareholders |  | 30,853 |  | 48.5%
Legacy Dime shareholders | ​ | 32,767 | ​ | 51.5%
Total | ​ | 63,620 | ​ | 100.0%
​ The purchase price is calculated based on the number of hypothetical shares of Legacy Dime common stock issued to Bridge shareholders multiplied by the share price as demonstrated in the table below. ​
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(Dollars and shares in thousands) | ​ | ​
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders | ​ | 30,853
Legacy Dime market price per share as of February 1, 2021 | $ | 15.90
Purchase price determination of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders | $ | 490,560
Value of Bridge stock options hypothetically converted to options to acquire shares of Legacy Dime common stock | ​ | 643
Cash in lieu of fractional shares | ​ | 7
Purchase price consideration | $ | 491,210
​ The following table provides the purchase price allocation as of the Merger Date and the Bridge assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair value as of the Merger Date as recorded by Dime Community Bancshares. We recorded the estimate of fair value based on initial valuations available at the Merger Date. We finalized all valuations and recorded final adjustments during the fourth quarter of 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we obtained additional information and evidence that resulted in a subsequent adjustment to decrease the estimated fair value of our acquired BNB Bank Pension Plan assets, which resulted in an increase to goodwill resulting from the Merger of $458 thousand, net of tax. The subsequent adjustment to assets acquired was recorded in other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition. ​
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(In thousands) | ​ | ​ | ​
Purchase price consideration | ​ | $ | 491,210
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Fair value of assets acquired: | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash and due from banks | ​ | ​ | 715,988
Securities available-for-sale | ​ | ​ | 651,997
Loans held for sale | ​ | ​ | 10,000
Loans held for investment | ​ | ​ | 4,531,640
Premises and fixed assets | ​ | ​ | 37,881
Restricted stock | ​ | ​ | 23,362
BOLI | ​ | ​ | 94,085
Other intangible assets | ​ | ​ | 10,984
Operating lease assets | ​ | ​ | 45,603
Other assets | ​ | ​ | 117,016
Total assets acquired | ​ | ​ | 6,238,556
Fair value of liabilities assumed: | ​ | ​ | ​
Deposits | ​ | ​ | 5,405,575
Other short-term borrowings | ​ | ​ | 216,298
Subordinated debt | ​ | ​ | 83,200
Operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 45,285
Other liabilities | ​ | ​ | 97,147
Total liabilities assumed | ​ | ​ | 5,847,505
Fair value of net identifiable assets | ​ | ​ | 391,051
Goodwill resulting from Merger | ​ | $ | 100,159
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​ As a result of the Merger, we recorded $100.2 million of goodwill. The goodwill recorded is not deductible for income tax purposes. The Company is required to record PCD assets, defined as a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination or issuance, at the purchase price plus the allowance for credit losses expected at the time of acquisition. Under this method, there is no credit loss expense affecting net income on acquisition of PCD assets. Changes in estimates of expected losses after acquisition are recognized as credit loss expense (or reversal of credit loss expense) in subsequent periods as they arise. Any non-credit discount or premium resulting from acquiring a pool of purchased financial assets with credit deterioration shall be allocated to each individual asset. At the acquisition date, the initial allowance for credit losses determined on a collective basis shall be allocated to individual assets to appropriately allocate any non-credit discount or premium. The non-credit discount or premium, after the adjustment for the allowance for credit losses, shall be accreted to interest income using the interest method based on the effective interest rate determined after the adjustment for credit losses at the adoption date. Information regarding loans acquired at the Merger Date are as follows: ​
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(In thousands) | ​ | ​
PCD loans: | ​ |
Unpaid principal balance | $ | 295,306
Non-credit discount at acquisition |  | (9,050)
Unpaid principal balance, net |  | 286,256
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Allowance for credit losses at acquisition | ​ | (52,284)
Fair value at acquisition | ​ | 233,972
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Non-PCD loans: |  |
Unpaid principal balance |  | 4,289,236
Premium at acquisition |  | 8,432
Fair value at acquisition |  | 4,297,668
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Total fair value at acquisition | $ | 4,531,640
​ Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to investing and financing activities regarding the Merger are as follows for the year ended December 31, 2021: ​
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(In thousands) | ​ | ​
Business combination: | ​ |
Fair value of tangible assets acquired | $ | 6,227,572
Goodwill, core deposit intangible and other intangible assets acquired |  | 111,143
Liabilities assumed |  | 5,847,505
Purchase price consideration | ​ | 491,210
​ Other intangible assets consisted of core deposit intangibles and a non-compete agreement with estimated fair values at the Merger Date of $10.2 million and $780 thousand, respectively. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over a life of 10 years on an accelerated basis. The non-compete agreement was amortized over a life of 13 months.

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