Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ® Stock Market under the symbol “DCOM”. Prior to the Merger, our common shares were traded under the symbol “BDGE”. At February 22, 2022, we had approximately 1,147 shareholders of record, not including the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee or the street name through various banks and brokers. DCOM Performance Graph Pursuant to the regulations of the SEC, the graph below compares our performance with that of the total return for the NASDAQ® Composite Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Banks Index from December 31, 2016 through December 31, 2021. The graph assumes the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of the same class of equity securities as those listed below. The following performance graph reflects the performance of BDGE prior to the Merger. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Year Ended December 31, Index 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. ​ 100.00 94.88 71.00 96.37 72.77 108.64 S&P SmallCap 600 Banks Index ​ 100.00 101.68 91.21 112.06 99.99 134.23 NASDAQ Composite Index ​ 100.00 129.64 125.96 172.18 249.51 304.85 21 Table of Contents Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities The following table presents information regarding purchases of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2021: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ Total Number of ​ Maximum Number ​ ​ Number ​ Average ​ Shares Purchased ​ of Shares that May ​ ​ of Shares ​ Price Paid ​ as Part of Publicly ​ Yet be Purchased Period Purchased Per Share Announced Programs Under the Programs (1) October 2021 ​ 267,503 ​ $ 34.54 ​ 267,503 ​ 1,670,085 November 2021 92,764 ​ ​ 35.86 92,764 1,577,321 December 2021 490,634 ​ ​ 34.12 490,634 1,086,687 (1) In August 2021, we announced the adoption of a new stock repurchase program of up to 2,043,968 shares, upon the completion of our existing authorized stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time for any reason, and has no termination date. As of December 31, 2021, there were 1,086,687 shares remaining to be purchased in the program. ​ Item 6. [Reserved]