8-K

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): December 31, 2020

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class	Trading symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	GCBC	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers,

On December 31, 2020, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company of The Bank of Greene County (the “Bank”), announced the retirement of Stephen E. Nelson, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 31, 2020, the Company announced the appointment of Perry Lasher to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank.

A copy of a press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Nelson and the appointment of Mr. Lasher is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements andExhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 4, 2021

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:  January 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Donald E. Gibson
		Donald E. Gibson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR RELEASE

Date:  January 4, 2021

For Further Information Contact:

Martha Keeler

VP, Marketing Director

(518)943-2600

marthak@tbogc.com

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Perry Lasher as Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer

Catskill, N.Y. – January 4, 2021-- Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today the retirement of Stephen Nelson and appointment of Perry Lasher to serve as EVP & Chief Lending Officer.

Perry Lasher will be succeeding Mr. Nelson, in a planned retirement transition.  Mr. Nelson has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Company since 2008.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Nelson served as Senior Vice President of the Company since 2001 and has served in various capacities with the Bank since 1988.

Mr. Lasher has been promoted to Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer.  Mr. Lasher has worked at the Bank since the inception of the Commercial Lending Team in 2007, holding several positions of increasing responsibility.  Mr. Lasher has over 30 years of banking experience and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany.  Mr. Lasher is a Trustee of the Greene County Historical Society and Founder/President of the Leo Lasher Catfish Derby, Inc., a non-profit organization.

Donald Gibson, President & CEO stated, “I want to personally thank Steve Nelson for his many years of service to the Company, and for an outstanding job leading our Lending Department.  We wish Steve a very happy retirement.  Perry Lasher has done a great job this year as we transitioned responsibilities after Steve announced his intention to retire.  Perry brings a wealth of experience to the position, and many years of dedicated service to the Company.”

Headquartered in Catskill, New York, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of the Bank of Greene County, the only locally based Bank with offices in Ulster, Greene, Columbia and Albany Counties and has proudly served the Hudson Valley and Capital Region for over 130 years.

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