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): January 16, 2019

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 January 16, 2019, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-GCBC) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend reflects an annual cash dividend rate of $0.40 per share, which is the same rate as the dividend declared during the previous quarter.

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, and owner of 4,609,264 shares of the Company’s 8,537,814 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 3,928,550 shares of common stock owned by minority stockholders of the Company.

On September 12, 2018, Greene County Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company and the 54.0% majority-owner, of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) received the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia to waive its right to receive dividends, aggregating up to $0.50 per share, paid by the Company during the four quarters ending with the quarters that end on September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit No.
Description


Press release dated January 16, 2019

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 16, 2019
By:
/s/ Donald E. Gibson          
  
   
Donald E. Gibson
   
President & Chief Executive Officer