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): March 25, 2019

NBT BANCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
0-14703
16-1268674
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

52 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York
 
13815
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (607) 337-2265


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2019, NBT Bancorp Inc. announced a second-quarter 2019 cash dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 14, 2019 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2019. That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)
Not applicable.

(b)
Not applicable.

(c)
Not applicable.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
 
Press release of NBT Bancorp Inc. dated March 25, 2019


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
NBT BANCORP INC.
   
Date: March 25, 2019
By:/s/ Michael J. Chewens
 
Michael J. Chewens
 
Senior Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATTENTION: FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS EDITORS


Contact:
John H. Watt, Jr., President and CEO
 
Michael J. Chewens, CFO
 
NBT Bancorp Inc.
 
52 South Broad Street
 
Norwich, NY 13815
 
607-337-6119

NBT BANCORP INC. ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND

NORWICH, NY (March 25, 2019) – The Board of Directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (“NBT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBTB) approved a second-quarter 2019 cash dividend of $0.26 per share at a meeting held today March 25, 2019. The dividend will be paid on June 14, 2019 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2019.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $9.6 billion at December 31, 2018. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 149 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, N.Y., is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epic1st.com and www.nbtinsurance.com.