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): April 28, 2000
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Dime Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 001-13094 11-3197414
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(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
589 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10017
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 326-6170
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Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
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On April 28, 2000, Dime Bancorp, Inc. issued the following
press release:
Contact: Dime
Franklin L. Wright
(212) 326-6170
April 28, 2000
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DIME BANCORP, INC. INCREASES CASH DIVIDEND
New York, NY -- April 28, 2000 -- Dime Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:DME)
announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.08 per share, representing a 33% increase over last quarter's
dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 1, 2000 to
stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2000.
Lawrence J. Toal, Dime's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said
"The recently completed first quarter was our fifteenth consecutive quarter of
higher operating earnings--a record that began in the third quarter of 1996.
Recognizing Dime's strong performance, the Board of Directors has determined
that it is appropriate to increase our cash dividend to stockholders. This
represents our third increase since 1997."
Dime, with assets of $24.2 billion and stockholders' equity of $1.6
billion at March 31, 2000, is the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of New
York, FSB (www.dime.com), a regional bank serving consumers and businesses
through 127 branches located throughout the greater New York City metropolitan
area. Directly and through its mortgage banking subsidiary, North American
Mortgage Company (www.namc.com), Dime also provides consumer loans, insurance
products and mortgage banking services throughout the United States.
Investors are urged to read Dime and Hudson United Bancorp's proxy
statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements when they become
available, as well as any solicitation/recommendation statement that may be
filed by Dime, because they contain important information. Each of these
documents has been or will be filed with the SEC and investors may obtain them
for free from Dime by directing such request to: Dime Bancorp, Inc., Investor
Relations Dept. 589 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, telephone (212-326-6170), or
Innisfree M&A Incorporated at (888) 750-5834.
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Dime, its directors and executive officers and certain other persons
may be deemed "participants" in any solicitation of proxies from Dime
stockholders. Information regarding the participants in any solicitation is
contained in a statement on Schedule 14A filed by Dime with the SEC on April 10,
2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DIME BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ James E. Kelly
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Name: James E. Kelly
Title: General Counsel
Date: April 28, 2000
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