NBT Bancorp (NBTB) 8-K NBT Bancorp Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings of $0.42 Per Diluted Share, Up 24% from Last Year; Declares Cash Dividend

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): July 26, 2010

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)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 26, 2010, NBT Bancorp Inc. issued a press release describing its results of operations for the quarter ending June 30, 2010 and announcing a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share to be paid on September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2010. That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following is being furnished herewith:

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1 Press release text of NBT Bancorp Inc. dated July 26, 2010

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.

NBT BANCORP INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Michael J. Chewens

Michael J. Chewens

Senior Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Date: July 27, 2010