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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-063542
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160503
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NBT BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000790359
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				161268674
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14703
		FILM NUMBER:		161623090

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52 S BROAD ST
		CITY:			NORWICH
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13815
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6073372265

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52 S. BROAD STREET
		CITY:			NORWICH
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13815
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: auto; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</td>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On May 3, 2016, NBT Bancorp Inc. (&#8220;NBT&#8221;) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). NBT&#8217;s shareholders approved Proposals 1 and 2.&#160; Proposals 1 and 2<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font>are detailed in NBT&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 1</font>&#8212;NBT&#8217;s shareholders elected ten individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">NORWICH, NY (May 5, 2016) &#8211; The Board of Directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBT) (NASDAQ: NBTB) approved a 2016 second-quarter cash dividend of $0.22 per share at a meeting held May 3, 2016. The dividend will be paid June 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2016.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $8.5 billion at March 31, 2016.&#160; The company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank, and through two financial services companies.&#160; NBT Bank, N.A. has 155 banking locations with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. EPIC Advisors, Inc., based in Rochester, N.Y., is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm. NBT-Mang Insurance Agency, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions can be found on the Internet at: </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.nbtbancorp.com</u></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.nbtbank.com</u></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.epic1st.com</u></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> and </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.nbtmang.com</u></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">.</font></div>

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