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): May 26, 2026

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
001-40711
26-1135778
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
     
212 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, New York
10940
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 341-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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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 $0.25
  
OBT
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2026. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2026. All proposals were approved by the Company’s stockholders.  The final results of the stockholder vote were as follows:

1.
Election of directors for terms of office as stated below.

   
For
  
Withheld
  
Broker
Non-Votes
Michael J. Gilfeather (3 years)
  
9,208,032
  
51,423
  
1,280,559
Marianna R. Kennedy (3 years)
  
8,654,151
  
505,304
  
1,280,559
Richard B. Rowley (3 years)
  
8,915,197
  
344,258
  
1,280,559
             

2.
The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
10,383,141
  
3,697
  
153,176
  
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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.




   
ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.
     
     
     
DATE: May 27, 2026
By:  
 /s/ Michael Lesler
   
Michael Lesler
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer