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 15, 2024
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.
On August 15, 2024, 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 $0.23 cash dividend per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 16, 2024 to shareholders of record on September 4, 2024. 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 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | | Financial statements of businesses acquired. None. |
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| (b) | | Pro forma financial information. None. |
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| (c) | | Shell company transactions: None. |
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| (d) | | Exhibits. |
| | | 99.1 | Press release dated August 15, 2024 |
| | | 104 | The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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. |
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| DATE: August 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael Lesler |
| | | Michael Lesler |
| | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
