NBT Bancorp Inc. 8-K 01-06-2006
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 6, 2006
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NBT
BANCORP INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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0-14703
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16-1268674
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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52
SOUTH BROAD STREET, NORWICH, NEW YORK 13815
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (607) 337-2265
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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:
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communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
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Principal Officers. |
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Consistent
with the previously announced planned retirement of Daryl R. Forsythe, Mr.
Forsythe retired as Chief Executive Officer of NBT Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”)
on December 31, 2005. Mr. Forsythe will continue to serve as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company. In accordance with the previously announced
succession plan that accompanied the planned retirement of Mr. Forsythe, the
Company’s President, Martin A. Dietrich assumed the role of Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2006. Information relating to
Mr.
Dietrich required by Items 401(b), (d) and (e) and Item 404 (a) of Regulation
S-K and a brief description of the material terms of Mr. Dietrich’s employment
agreement was in included in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005, and is hereby incorporated
by reference.
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.
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NBT
BANCORP INC.
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(Registrant)
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/s/
Michael J. Chewens
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Michael
J. Chewens
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Senior
Executive Vice President,
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Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary
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Date:
January 6, 2006