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):            October 23, 2014

GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Federal
 
0-25165
 
14-1809721
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

302 Main Street, Catskill NY
 
12414
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:            (518) 943-2600

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 23, 2014, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share, reflecting an annual cash dividend rate of $0.72 per share. 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 which owns 2,304,632 shares of the Company’s 4,216,857 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 1,912,225 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated October 23, 2014

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.

     
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
 
         
DATE: October 24, 2014
By:
/s/ Donald E. Gibson
 
 
Donald E. Gibson
 
 
President & Chief Executive Officer