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):  August 20, 2021

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-40711	26-1135778
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)
212 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, New York		10940
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (845) 341-5000

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 each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.50	OBT	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

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 [X]

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 8.01Other Events

On August 20, 2021, Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.20 per share.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of September 3, 2021 and is expected to be paid on September 15, 2021.  A press release announcing the declaration of the cash dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Financial statements of businesses acquired.  None.
(b)	Pro forma financial information.  None.
(c)	Shell company transactions: None.
(d)	Exhibits.
	99.1	Press release dated August 20, 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.

	ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
DATE: August 23, 2021	By:    /s/ Robert Peacock
	Robert Peacock
	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

Middletown, NY – On August 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of Orange County Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Orange Bank & Trust Company and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc., declared a 20¢ cash dividend per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on September 3, 2021.

About Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

Orange County Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Orange Bank & Trust Company and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Orange Bank & Trust Company is an independent bank that began with the vision of 14 founders over 125 years ago. It has grown through ongoing innovation and an unwavering commitment to its community and business clientele to more than $2.0 billion in total assets. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor in Goshen, NY. It was founded in 1996 and was acquired by the Company in 2012.