As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 1996 Registration No. ________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ________ DIME BANCORP, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 11-3197414 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 589 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) DIME BANCORP, INC. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN and DIME BANCORP, INC. 1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (Full Title of the Plans) GENE C. BROOKS, ESQ. Dime Bancorp, Inc. 589 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (212) 326-6170 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Proposed Securities Amount Proposed Maximum Amount of to be to be Maximum Offering Aggregate Offering Registration Registered Registered Price per Share* Price* Fee - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $0.01 1,500,000** $12.0625 $18,093,750.00 $6,239.22 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * In accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h), the Maximum Aggregate Offering Price and Registration Fee have been computed as follows: (a) the price per share of the Common Stock of Dime Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") has been based on the average of the high and low prices for the Common Page 1 of 23 Stock of the Company as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 1996, and (b) using such price per share, the aggregate amount of the Offering Price was then calculated on the basis of the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable in connection with the Dime Bancorp, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan and Dime Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan. ** This Registration Statement relates to such additional shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to adjustments, as provided in Section 4.3 of the Dime Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, for stock dividends, splits, combinations or other changes or recapitalizations. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers the shares of Common Stock previously registered under Registration Statement No. 33-88552. Page 2 of 23 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (1) The Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-88552 as filed with the Commission on January 18, 1995. (2) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-13094), as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10- K/A filed on May 15, 1996. (3) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 26, 1996. (4) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 21, 1996. (5) The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on January 10, 1995, which includes a description of the Company's Common Stock. (6) The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on November 3, 1995, which includes a description of the Stock Purchase Rights associated with the Company's Common Stock. (7) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter 1996 filed on May 14, 1996. All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of any post-effective amendment indicating that all stock offered has been sold or deregistering all stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of their filing. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any Page 3 of 23 other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Page 4 of 23 SIGNATURES The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 23rd day of May, 1996. DIME BANCORP, INC. By: /s/ James M. Large, Jr. --------------------------------------------- James M. Large, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Page 5 of 23 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes James M. Large, Jr., Lawrence J. Toal and Gene C. Brooks, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any amendment, including post- effective amendments, to this Registration Statement. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ James M. Large, Jr. Chairman of the Board, May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer James M. Large, Jr. and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Lawrence J. Toal President, Chief May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Operating Officer and Lawrence J. Toal Director /s/ Harold E. Reynolds Controller May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ (Principal Financial and Harold E. Reynolds Accounting Officer) Page 6 of 23 /s/ Derrick D. Cephas Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Derrick D. Cephas /s/ Frederick C. Chen Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Frederick C. Chen /s/ J. Barclay C. Collins II Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ J. Barclay Collins II /s/ Richard W. Dalrymple Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Richard W. Dalrymple /s/ E. Charlotte Fanta Director May 20, 1996 - ------------------------------ E. Charlotte Fanta /s/ James F. Fulton Director May 20, 1996 - ------------------------------ James F. Fulton /s/ Murray Handwerker Director May 20, 1996 - ------------------------------ Murray Handwerker /s/ Virginia M. Kopp Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------- Virginia M. Kopp /s/ John Morning Director May 20, 1996 - ------------------------------- John Morning Page 7 of 23 /s/ Margaret G. Osmer McQuade Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Margaret G. Osmer-McQuade Director May , 1996 - ------------------------------ -- Sally Hernandez-Pinero /s/ Dr. Paul A. Qualben Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Dr. Paul A. Qualben /s/ Eugene G. Schulz, Jr. Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Eugene G. Schulz, Jr. /s/ Howard Smith Director May 20, 1996 - ------------------------------ Howard Smith /s/ Dr. Norman R. Smith Director May 18, 1996 - ------------------------------ Dr. Norman R. Smith /s/ Ira T. Wender Director May 23, 1996 - ------------------------------ Ira T. Wender Page 8 of 23 Registration No. __________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________ EXHIBITS to FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________ DIME BANCORP, INC. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 23 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Numbered Exhibit No. Page - ---------- -------- 4.1 Copy of the Dime Bancorp, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.. 11 5.1 Opinion of Counsel regarding the Legality of the Common Stock Being Registered by the Company.......... 22 23.1 Consent of Counsel (included in the Opinion of Counsel filed as Exhibit 5.1) 22 23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP......... 23 24 Power of Attorney (included in the Signature Page of this Registration Statement).................. 6 Page 10 of 23