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): September 15, 2021

GREENE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Federal		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)

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 $0.01 per share		GCBC		The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 15, 2021, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for The Bank of Greene County (the “Bank”), entered into Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements (the “Agreements”) with 18 institutional investors (the “Purchasers”) and, pursuant to the Agreements, issued to the Purchasers 3.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031, in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold in a private placement in reliance on the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes issuance for general corporate purposes, organic growth and for investment in the Bank as regulatory capital.

The Notes, which mature on September 15, 2031, bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 3.00% for the period up to but excluding September 15, 2026 (the “Fixed Interest Rate Period”). From and including September 15, 2026 until redemption or maturity (the “Floating Interest Rate Period”), the interest rate will adjust to a floating rate based on the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), plus a margin. The Company will pay interest in arrears semi-annually during the Fixed Interest Rate Period and quarterly during the Floating Interest Rate Period. The Notes constitute unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Company and rank junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness and obligations to general and secured creditors. Subject to limited exceptions, including in the event that the Company consummates a second step conversion transaction, the Company cannot redeem the Notes before the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. The Agreements and Notes contain customary subordination provisions and events of default.

The foregoing description of the Agreements and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of the Agreements and the form of Notes, which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The discussion under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

	Number	Description

	10.1	Form of Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement
	10.2	Form of Subordinated Note

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: September 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Donald E. Gibson
		Donald E. Gibson
		President and Chief Executive Officer