form8k.htm
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):  July 3, 2008
 

 
NBT BANCORP INC.
  
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  

 
DELAWARE
  
0-14703
  
16-1268674
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
 
52 SOUTH BROAD STREET, NORWICH, NEW YORK 13815
  
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
  


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (607) 337-2265
 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
 
NBT Bancorp Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mang Insurance Agency on July 3, 2008. The acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of both companies and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2008.  Headquartered in Binghamton, N.Y., Mang Insurance Agency is one of the largest independent agencies in upstate New York and offers all types of insurance to tens of thousands of individuals and businesses from locations in 16 upstate New York communities.
 
NBT Bancorp is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $5.2 billion at March 31, 2008. The company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank with two divisions, and through two financial services companies.
 
 
 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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
NBT BANCORP INC.
  
 
(Registrant)
     
     
 
/s/ Michael J. Chewens
  
 
Michael J. Chewens
 
Senior Executive Vice President,
 
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
 

Date: July 9, 2008