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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-18-015022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180326
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180326
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180326

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:		18713339

	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">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2018</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 54pt; 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 (March 26, 2018) &#8211; The Board of Directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (&#8220;NBT&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: NBTB) approved a second-quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.25 per share at a meeting held today March 26, 2018. The dividend, which represents a $0.02 or 8.7% increase, will be paid on June 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2018. NBT President and Chief Executive Officer John H. Watt, Jr. said, &#8220;NBT has a long and consistent history of returning capital to our shareholders in the form of cash dividends. We&#8217;re pleased to provide shareholders with this increase to our dividend which will be NBT&#8217;s 505th dividend in our 162-year history.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $9.1 billion at December 31, 2017. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 152 banking locations 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 Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><u>www.nbtbancorp.com</u></font>, <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><u>www.nbtbank.com</u></font>, <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><u>www.epic1st.com</u></font> and <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><u>www.nbtmang.com</u></font>.</div>

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