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): October 16, 2023
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
United States of America
| 0-25165
| 14-1809721
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 302 Main Street, Catskill NY | | 12414
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| (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
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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 5.04 | Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans. |
Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified on October 16, 2023, that as a result of changing the plan administration of The Bank of Greene County Employees’ Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the “401(k) Plan”) from Pentegra to Empower, there will be a blackout period beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, and ending the week of December 18, 2023, during which participants in the 401(k) Plan will be temporarily unable to check their account balances; transfer or diversify investments (including investments held within a self-directed brokerage account, if applicable) in a participant’s 401(k) Plan; or obtain a withdrawal or distribution.
As a result of the foregoing, on October 18, 2023, the Company sent a Blackout Notice Concerning Limitations on Trading in Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (“Notice”) to its directors and executive officers informing them that a blackout period with respect to directors and executive officers is expected to be in effect beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, and ending the week of December 18, 2023.
The Notice was provided to the Company’s directors and executive officers pursuant to the requirements of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation BTR. A copy of the Notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| Blackout Notice Concerning Limitations on Trading in Greene County Bancorp, Inc. to Executive Officers and Directors of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. |
| 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. |
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| DATE: October 18, 2023 | By: | /s/ Donald E. Gibson |
| | | Donald E. Gibson |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
