UNITED STATES
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 15, 2014
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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0-25165
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14-1809721
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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302 Main Street, Catskill NY
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12414
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (518) 943-2600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On April 15, 2014, the Board of Directors of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share of common stock. A press release announcing the details of the dividend declaration is filed as exhibit 99.1.
Greene County Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company and majority stockholder of the Company and owner of 2,304,632 shares of the Company’s 4,213,757 total shares of common stock outstanding, has waived its right to receive the dividends on its shares. Accordingly, the dividend is expected to be paid only on the 1,909,125 shares of common stock owned by minority stockholders of the Company.
The MHC received the approval of its members (depositors of The Bank of Greene County) and the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, to waive its receipt of dividends for the quarters ending March 31, 2014; June 30, 2014; September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press release dated April 17, 2014
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
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GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
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DATE: April 21, 2014
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By:
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/s/ Donald E. Gibson
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Donald E. Gibson
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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