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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-19-005518
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190325
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190325
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190325

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:		19702996

	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-size: 18pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">52 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York</font></div>
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        <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
            chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On March 25, 2019, NBT Bancorp Inc. announced a second-quarter 2019
            cash dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 14, 2019 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2019. That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.</font></font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 64.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By:<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">/s/ Michael J. </font>Chewens</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: right;"> <font style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font><br>
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      <div style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</div>
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        <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">ATTENTION: FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS EDITORS</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contact:</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">John H. Watt, Jr., President and CEO</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Michael J. Chewens, CFO</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NBT Bancorp Inc.</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">52 South Broad Street</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Norwich, NY 13815</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">607-337-6119</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">NBT BANCORP INC. ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NORWICH, NY (March 25, 2019) &#8211; The Board of Directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (&#8220;NBT&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: NBTB) approved a second-quarter 2019 cash
          dividend of $0.26 per share at a meeting held today March 25, 2019. The dividend will be paid on June 14, 2019 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2019.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Corporate Overview</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><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 $9.6 billion at December 31, 2018. 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 149 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania,
            Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, 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><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">www.nbtbancorp.com</font></u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">, </font><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">www.nbtbank.com</font></u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">, </font><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">www.epic1st.com</font></u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> and </font><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">www.nbtinsurance.com</font></u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.</font></font></div>
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