Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CIVIL PATRICIA T
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NBT BANCORP INC [NBTB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
52 SOUTH BROAD STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2013
(Street)

NORWICH, NY 13815		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 03/08/2013   A   267 A $ 0 (1) 12,362.747 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.3825             05/19/2004(2) 05/19/2013 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 600   600 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.7492             05/01/2006(2) 05/01/2015 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.7642             04/28/2007(3) 04/28/2015 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 400   400 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.74             05/01/2007(2) 05/01/2016 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.1388             01/01/2005(2) 01/01/2014 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.4842             05/01/2008(2) 05/01/2017 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.5508             05/01/2009(2) 05/01/2018 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 1,750   1,750 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 23.2708             01/20/2006(2) 01/20/2015 NBT Bancorp Inc. Common Stock 630   630 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CIVIL PATRICIA T
52 SOUTH BROAD STREET
NORWICH, NY 13815		   X      

Signatures

 By: F. Sheldon Prentice, Power of Attorney For: Patricia T. Civil   05/09/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received in exchange for 123 shares of Alliance Financial Corporation ("Alliance") common stock in connection with the merger of Alliance with and into the Issuer. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for each share of Alliance common stock the reporting person received 2.1779 shares of Issuer common stock rounded down to the nearest whole share. The closing price per share of Alliance common stock on March 8, 2013, the effective date of the Merger, was $47.49 and the closing price per share of Issuer common stock on such date was $21.80.
(2) Pursuant to NBT Non-Employee Director, Divisional Director and Subsidiary Director Stock Option Plan grant vests 40% for first year, 20% annually for following years.
(3) Pursuant to NBT Non-Employee Director, Divisional Director and Subsidiary Director Stock Option Plan reload grant vests 100% two years after date of its grant.

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