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): January 20, 2026
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| United States of America | 0-25165 | 14-1809721 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 302 Main Street, Catskill NY | 12414 | |
| (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 | ||
| Common Stock, $0.10 par value | GCBC | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 21, 2026, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-GCBC) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend reflects an annual cash dividend rate of $0.40 per share, which is the same rate as the dividend declared during the previous quarter.
A press release announcing the details of the dividend declaration is filed as exhibit 99.1.
Greene County Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company and majority stockholder of the Company, and owner of 9,218,528 shares of the Company’s 17,026,828 total shares of common stock outstanding, has historically waived its right to receive cash dividends from the Company. However, for purposes of cash flow, the MHC does not intend to waive its receipt of these dividends to be paid by the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Press release dated January 21, 2026 |
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 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. | |||
| DATE: January 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Donald E. Gibson |
| | Donald E. Gibson | ||
| | President & Chief Executive Officer |