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Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. Enhances Staten Island Presence and Franchise Value Through Agreement to Acquire ES Bancshares, Inc.

$DCOMPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 6:15 AM ETRead the release

Dime Commercial Bancshares signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire ES Bancshares, parent of Empire State Bank, in a stock-and-cash deal valued at roughly $58 million. Empire brings about $596 million in assets, $518 million in net loans, and $491 million in deposits across five branches in Staten Island and Brooklyn, giving Dime a low-cost core deposit base and a branch presence across all five NYC boroughs. Dime will issue 720,000 shares plus $30.0 million in cash, or about $8.39 per Empire share (1.09x tangible book), and expects roughly 3.5% EPS accretion with minimal ~2% TBV dilution and an earn-back under three years.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
$58 million
Tbv dilution
2%
Eps accretion
3.5%
Earnback years
less than 3 years
Shares to issue
720000
Target deposits
$491 million
Target loans net
$518 million
Cash consideration
$30.0 million
Target total assets
$596 million
Price per target share
$8.39
Price to tangible book
1.09x

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