As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2001
Registration Statement No. 333-55360
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NBT BANCORP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware 6021 16-1268674
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
52 South Broad Street
Norwich, New York 13815
(607) 337-2265
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
DARYL R. FORSYTHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
NBT Bancorp Inc.
52 South Broad Street
Norwich, New York 13815
(607) 337-2265
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Charles J. Ferry, Esquire Thomas E. Willett, Esquire
Rhoads & Sinon LLP Harris Beach LLP
One South Market Square, 12th Floor 130 East Main Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1146 Rochester, New York 14604
(717) 233-5731 (716) 955-4074
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection
with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General
Instruction G, check the following box. [_]
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to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [_]
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the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-55360 on Form S-4, NBT Bancorp
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), registered up to 1,089,790
shares of its common stock, without par value, issuable pursuant to an Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated January 2, 2001 between the Registrant and First
National Bancorp, Inc. ("FNB"), which Agreement provided for the merger (the
"Merger") of FNB with and into the Registrant. The Registrant hereby removes
from registration 14,425 shares of the Registrant's common stock that remain
unissued after completion of the Merger.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Norwich, New York, on this 6th day of
August, 2001.
NBT Bancorp Inc.
By: /s/ Michael J. Chewens
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Michael J. Chewens
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature Capacity Date
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/s/ Daryl R. Forsythe * President, Chief Executive Officer August 6, 2001
------------------------- and Director (Principal Executive
Daryl R. Forsythe Officer
/s/ Michael J. Chewens Executive Vice President and August 6, 2001
------------------------ Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Chewens (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Everett A. Gilmour * Chairman of the Board of August 6, 2001
-------------------------- Directors
Everett A. Gilmour
/s/ J. Peter Chaplin * Director August 6, 2001
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J. Peter Chaplin
/s/ Richard Chojnowski * Director August 6, 2001
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Richard Chojnowski
/s/ Gene E. Goldenziel * Director August 6, 2001
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Gene E. Goldenziel
/s/ Peter B. Gregory * Director August 6, 2001
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Peter B. Gregory
/s/ William C. Gumble * Director August 6, 2001
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William C. Gumble
/s/ Bruce D. Howe * Director August 6, 2001
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Bruce D. Howe
/s/ Andrew S. Kowalczyk, Jr. * Director August 6, 2001
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Andrew S. Kowalczyk, Jr.
/s/ John G. Martines * Director August 6, 2001
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John G. Martines
Director
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John C. Mitchell
/s/ Joseph G. Nasser * Director August 6, 2001
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Joseph G. Nasser
/s/ William L. Owens * Director August 6, 2001
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William L. Owens
Director
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Paul O. Stillman
* By: /s/ Michael J. Chewens
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Michael J. Chewens, Attorney-in-Fact
Pursuant to Power of Attorney