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): February 21, 2023

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

United States of America
   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
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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 8.01
Other Events

On February 21, 2023, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (The “Company”) (NASDAQ-GCBC), the holding company for The Bank of Greene County, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved and declared a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend on its outstanding shares of common stock. Each stockholder of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2023 will receive one additional share of common stock for each share then held, to be distributed after the close of business on March 23, 2023.  Based on the number of shares currently outstanding the Company will have 17,026,828 shares of common stock outstanding on a split-adjusted basis.

A press release announcing the details of the dividend declaration is filed as exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
   
Press release dated February 21, 2023


Exhibit Number
Description


104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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:  February 21, 2023
By:
 /s/ Donald E. Gibson


Donald E. Gibson


President & Chief Executive Officer