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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): February 16, 2016

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01

Other Events

At the February 16, 2016 special meeting of members of Greene County Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the members of the MHC (depositors of The Bank of Greene County) voted to approve the MHC’s proposed waiver of dividends, aggregating up to $0.80 per share, to be declared on the Company’s common stock for the four quarters ending on December 31, 2016.  The MHC is the 54.5% majority shareholder of the Company.

Following the receipt of the members’ approval at the February 16, 2016 special meeting, the MHC will be filing a notice with, and a request for non-objection from, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for the proposed dividend waivers. There can be no assurance when and whether a non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank will be received.

 

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.

 

 

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