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accession: "0000943374-24-000506"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OBT"
cik: "0001754226"
company_name: "Orange County Bancorp, Inc. /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-12-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T23:20:39.546570+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orange County Bancorp announces 2-for-1 stock split; shares to double to ~11.4M

## Summary
- Record holders as of Jan 9, 2025 get one additional share after Jan 10 close; split-adjusted trading starts Jan 13.
- Outstanding shares increase from ~5.7M to ~11.4M; par value reduced from $0.50 to $0.25 per share.
- CEO Michael Gilfeather says split will make stock ownership more accessible and promote new investor interest.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-24-000506
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OBT
- cik: 0001754226
- company_name: Orange County Bancorp, Inc. /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-12-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754226/000094337424000506/0000943374-24-000506-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754226/000094337424000506/form8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-24-000506.txt

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