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 18, 2022

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

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.


 
Item 8.01   Other Events

On February 18, 2022, Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.20 per share.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of March 2, 2022 and is expected to be paid on March 15, 2022. 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.
     
(b)
 
Pro forma financial information.  None.
     
(c)
 
Shell company transactions: None.
     
(d)
 
Exhibits.
   
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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.
     
     
     
DATE: February 18, 2022
By:  
 /s/ Robert Peacock
   
Robert Peacock
   
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     

EXHIBIT 99.1



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

Middletown, NY – On February 18, 2022, 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 $0.20 cash dividend per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 15, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 2, 2022.


About Orange County Bancorp, Inc.
Orange County Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Orange Bank & Trust Company and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Orange Bank & Trust Company is an independent bank that began with the vision of 14 founders over 125 years ago. It has grown through ongoing innovation and an unwavering commitment to its community and business clientele to more than $2.0 billion in total assets. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor in Goshen, NY. It was founded in 1996 and was acquired by the Company in 2012.