Greene County Bancorp - 10-Q quarterly report FY

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                                 United States                                                                                                                                                      _____________14-1809721                       

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                                                                                                           (I.R.S. Employer  Identification Number)

302 Main Street, Catskill, New York                                                                12414

(Address of principal executive office)                                                       (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (518) 943-2600

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As of February 12, 2009, the registrant had 4,305,670 shares of common stock issued at $ 0.10 par value, and 4,103,120 shares were outstanding.

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of June 30, 2008 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bank of Greene County (the “Bank”) and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, Greene County Commercial Bank.  The consolidated financial statements at and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are unaudited.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  To the extent that information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements are contained in or are consistent with the audited financial statements incorporated by reference to Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008, such information and footnotes have not been duplicated herein.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations and cash flows at and for the periods presented have been included.   Amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current year’s presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on net income or retained earnings as previously reported.  All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. The results of operations and other data for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s most critical accounting policy relates to the allowance for loan losses.  It is based on management’s estimation of an amount that is intended to absorb losses in the existing portfolio.  The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for losses based on management’s evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio, the composition of the portfolio, specific impaired loans and current economic conditions.  Such evaluation, which includes a review of all loans for which full collectibility may not be reasonably assured, considers among other matters, the estimated net realizable value or the fair value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, management’s estimate of probable credit losses and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for the allowance of loan losses.  However, this evaluation involves a high degree of complexity and requires management to make subjective judgments that often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters.  This critical accounting policy and its application are periodically reviewed with the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” and Staff Accounting Bulletin 59, “Noncurrent Marketable Equity Securities,” require companies to perform periodic reviews of individual securities in their investment portfolios to determine whether decline in the value of a security is other than temporary.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc. makes an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances to indicate that a security on which there is an unrealized loss is impaired on an other-than-temporary basis.  The Company considers many factors including the severity and duration of the impairment; the intent and ability of the Company to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for a recovery in value; recent events specific to the issuer or industry; and for debt securities, external credit ratings and recent downgrades.  Securities on which there is an unrealized loss that is deemed to be other-than-temporary are written down to fair value with the write-down recorded as a realized loss.

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s primary business is the ownership and operation of its subsidiaries.  The Bank of Greene County has eleven full-service offices and an operations center located in its market area consisting of Greene County, Columbia County and southern Albany County, New York.    The Bank of Greene County is primarily engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public in The Bank of Greene County’s market area, and investing such deposits, together with other sources of funds, in loans and investment securities.  Greene County Commercial Bank’s primary business is to attract deposits from and provide banking services to local municipalities.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the assessment of other-than-temporary security impairment.

While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance for loan losses (the “Allowance”) may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, asset quality or other factors.  In addition, various regulatory authorities, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our Allowance.  Such authorities may require us to recognize additions to the Allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. makes an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances to indicate that a security on which there is an unrealized loss is impaired on an other-than-temporary basis.  The Company considers many factors including the severity and duration of the impairment; the intent and ability of the Company to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for a recovery in value; recent events specific to the issuer or industry; and for debt securities, external credit ratings and recent downgrades.  Securities on which there is an unrealized loss that is deemed to be other-than-temporary are written down to fair value with the write-down recorded as a realized loss.

SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurement”, established a fair value hierarchy that prioritized the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS 157 are as follows:

An asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

For assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used are as follows:

Certain investments that are actively traded and have quoted market prices have been classified as Level 1 valuations.  Other available-for-sale investment securities have been valued by reference to prices for similar securities or through model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable and, therefore, such valuations have been classified as Level 2.

In addition to disclosures of the fair value of assets on a recurring basis, SFAS 157 requires disclosures for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as impaired assets, in the period in which a re-measurement at fair value is performed.     Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records nonrecurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of those loans. Nonrecurring adjustments also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and, as a result, the carrying value of the loan less the calculated valuation amount does not necessarily represent the fair value of the loan. Real estate collateral is typically valued using independent appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have generally been classified as Level 2. Estimates of fair value used for other collateral supporting commercial loans generally are based on assumptions not observable in the marketplace and therefore such valuations have been classified as Level 3.  At December 31, 2008, loans subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement had a gross carrying amount of $248,000 and a fair value of $168,000 with an associated valuation allowance of $80,000.  These loans were classified as a Level 3 valuation.  Changes in fair value for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2008 was a decrease of $22,000 and $1,000, respectively, primarily the result of a charge-off.

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is computed in a manner similar to that of basic earnings per share except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the number of incremental common shares that would have been outstanding under the treasury stock method if all potentially dilutive common shares (such as stock options and unvested restricted stock) issued became vested during the period.  Unallocated common shares held by the ESOP are not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for either the basic or diluted earnings per share calculations.

On October 22, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share on Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s common stock.  The dividend reflects an annual cash dividend rate of $0.68 per share, which was the same as the dividend declared during the previous quarter.  The dividend was payable to stockholders of record as of November 15, 2008, and was paid on December 1, 2008.  It should be noted that Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s mutual holding company continues to waive receipt of dividends on the 2,304,632 shares of Company stock it owns.

The consolidated financial statements of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. and notes thereto, presented elsewhere herein, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time and due to inflation.  The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s operations.  Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all the assets and liabilities of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. are monetary.  As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the price of goods and services.

In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” that permits a one-year deferral in applying the measurement provisions of Statement No. 157 to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities (non-financial items) that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Therefore, if the change in fair value of a non-financial item is not required to be recognized or disclosed in the financial statements on an annual basis or more frequently, the effective date of application of Statement 157 to that item is deferred until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of FSP 157-2 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued statement No. 141 (R) “Business Combinations”. This Statement establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The Statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of a company’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The new guidance will impact the Company’s accounting for business combinations completed beginning July 1, 2009.

In December 2007, the FASB issued statement No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51”. This Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of a company’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company believes that this new pronouncement will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This Statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements.  This Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  The Company believes that this new pronouncement will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.”  This FSP clarifies that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders.  Awards of this nature are considered participating securities and the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share must be applied.  This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When The Market for That Asset Is Not Active”  (FSP 157-3), to clarify the application of the provisions of SFAS 157 in an inactive market and how an entity would determine fair value in an inactive market.  FSP 157-3 is effective immediately and applies to our December 31, 2008 financial statements.  The application of the provisions of FSP 157-3 did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial condition as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2008.

In January 2009, the FASB issued FSP EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment of Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20” (FSP EITF 99-20-1). FSP EITF 99-20-1 amends the impairment guidance in EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to Be Held by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets”, to achieve more consistent determination of whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. FSP EITF 99-20-1 also retains and emphasizes the objective of an other-than-temporary impairment assessment and the related disclosure requirements in SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, and other related guidance. FSP EITF 99-20-1 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and shall be applied prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual reporting period is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the effect this new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2008, the SEC released a proposed roadmap regarding the potential use by U.S. issuers of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS is a comprehensive series of accounting standards published by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Under the proposed roadmap, the Company may be required to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS as early as 2014. The SEC will make a determination in 2011 regarding the mandatory adoption of IFRS. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this potential change would have on its consolidated financial statements, and it will continue to monitor the development of the potential implementation of IFRS.

At December 31, 2008, Greene County Bancorp, Inc. had three stock-based compensation plans, two of which are described more fully in Note 9 of the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended June 30, 2008.  A new stock-based compensation plan (the “Option Plan”) was approved by shareholders on July 29, 2008 which allows the Company to issue up to 180,000 options and stock appreciation rights.  On August 19, 2008, the Board of Directors granted 164,500 options and stock appreciation rights (in tandem) to buy stock under the Option Plan at an exercise price of $12.50, the fair value of the stock on that date.  These options have a 10-year term and vest over a minimum of a three year period which is contingent upon meeting specific earnings performance goals. The fair value of each share option grant under the Option Plan was estimated on the date of grant to be $4.06 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and assumes that performance goals will be achieved.   If such goals are not met, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation cost will be reversed.   The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date were as follows:

The Company recognized $56,000 and $93,000 in compensation costs and related income tax benefit of $6,000 and $10,000 related to the Option Plan for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2008, respectively.  There was no stock-based compensation expense recorded during the quarter or six months ended December 31, 2007.   At December 31, 2008, there was $575,600 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.50 years.

The following table presents stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2008:

The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the three and six months ended December 31, 2008 was approximately $17,000 and $61,000, respectively.  There were no stock options granted during the six months ended December 31, 2007.  The Company had 164,500 non-vested options outstanding at December 31, 2008 and no non-vested options outstanding at or during the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

On August 22, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares (excluding shares held by Greene County Bancorp, MHC, the Company’s mutual holding company), or up to 92,346 shares.  As of December 31, 2008, the Company had repurchased 62,478 shares pursuant to this program at an average cost of $12.79 per share.

On January 20, 2009, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. common stock.  The dividend reflected an annual cash dividend rate of $0.68 cents per share, which was the unchanged from the dividend declared during the previous quarter.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of February 13, 2009, and will be paid on March 2, 2009.  It should be noted that Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s mutual holding company continued to waive receipt of dividends on the 2,304,632 shares of Company common stock it owns for the current period.

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s results of operations depend primarily on its net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s loan and securities portfolios and its cost of funds, consisting of the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s provision for loan losses, gains and losses from sales of securities, noninterest income and noninterest expense.  Noninterest income consists primarily of fees and service charges.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s noninterest expense consists principally of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy, equipment and data processing, and other operating expenses. Results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, changes in interest rates, as well as government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Additionally, future changes in applicable law, regulations or government policies may materially affect Greene County Bancorp, Inc.

To operate successfully, the Company must manage various types of risk, including but not limited to, market or interest rate risk, credit risk, transaction risk, liquidity risk, security risk, strategic risk, reputation risk and compliance risk.  While all of these risks are important, the risks of greatest significance to the Company relate to market or interest rate risk and credit risk.

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates.  Since net interest income (the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and borrowings) is the Company’s primary source of revenue, interest rate risk is the most significant non-credit related market risk to which the Company is exposed.  Net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates as well as fluctuations in the level and duration of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

Interest rate risk is the exposure of the Company’s net interest income to adverse movements in interest rates.  In addition to directly impacting net interest income, changes in interest rates can also affect the amount of new loan originations, the ability of borrowers and debt issuers to repay loans and debt securities, the volume of loan repayments and refinancings, and the flow and mix of deposits.

Credit risk is the risk to the Company’s earnings and shareholders’ equity that results from customers, to whom loans have been made and to the issuers of debt securities in which the Company has invested, failing to repay their obligations.  The magnitude of risk depends on the capacity and willingness of borrowers and debt issuers to repay and the sufficiency of the value of collateral obtained to secure the loans made or investments purchased.

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc. desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for the express purpose of availing itself of the protections of the safe harbor with respect to all such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements, which are included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis and elsewhere in this quarterly report, describe future plans or strategies and include Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s expectations of future financial results.   The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s ability to predict results or the effect of future plans or strategies or qualitative or quantitative changes based on market risk exposure is inherently uncertain.  Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to:

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements, since results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected because of various risks and uncertainties.

ASSETS

Total assets of the Company were $441.0 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $379.6 million at June 30, 2008, an increase of $61.4 million, or 16.2%.  Securities classified as both available-for-sale  and held-to-maturity amounted to $147.1 million, or 33.4% of assets, at December 31, 2008 as compared to $112.1 million, or 29.5% of assets, at June 30, 2008, an increase of $35.0 million or 31.2%.   Securities purchases, including both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, totaled $54.3 million between June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008.  These activities were partially offset by principal pay-downs and maturities of $15.0 million and sales of $4.6 million over the same time frame.  Loans grew by $24.0 million or 10.0% to $264.1 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $240.1 million at June 30, 2008.

SECURITIES

Securities, including both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity issues, increased $35.0 million or 31.2% to $147.1 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $112.1 million at June 30, 2008.  Securities purchases totaled $54.3 million during the six months ended December 31, 2008.  Purchases consisted of $15.6 million of U.S. government sponsored enterprises bonds, $34.6 million of mortgage-backed securities, and $4.1 million of state and political subdivision securities. These purchases were funded through deposit growth, primarily from local municipalities. The deposits with municipalities require the Company to pledge securities as collateral for any uninsured balances.  This increase was partially offset by principal pay-downs and maturities that amounted to $15.0 million, of which $5.2 million were mortgage-backed securities, $4.2 million were state and political subdivision securities and $5.5 million were U.S. government sponsored enterprises securities, and sales of mortgage-backed securities of $4.6 million.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2008, $23.8 million of securities available-for-sale were transferred to held-to-maturity and included primarily mortgage-backed securities.  These securities were transferred at fair value which reflected a net unrealized loss of $338,000.  This unrealized loss is being accreted to other comprehensive income over the remaining average lives of these securities.  Additionally, during the six months ended December 31, 2008, unrealized net gains on securities increased $605,000.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc. holds 17.9% of the securities portfolio at December 31, 2008 in state and political subdivision securities to take advantage of tax savings and to promote Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s participation in the communities in which it operates.     Mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities held within the portfolio do not contain sub-prime loans and are not exposed to the credit risk associated with such lending.

LOANS

Net loans receivable increased to $262.2 million at December 31, 2008 from $238.4 million at June 30, 2008, an increase of $23.8 million, or 10.0%.  The loan growth experienced during the six months primarily consisted of $13.0 million in residential mortgages, $6.6 million in commercial real estate loans, $1.0 million in construction and land loans, $2.2 million in home equity loans and $1.4 million in commercial loans.  The continued low interest rate environment and strong customer satisfaction from personal service continued to enhance loan growth.    If long term rates begin to rise, the Company anticipates some slow down in new loan demand as well as refinancing activities.  It appears consumers continue to use the equity in their homes to fund financing needs for some activities, where in the past an installment loan may have been the choice.  The Bank of Greene County continues to use a conservative underwriting policy in regard to all loan originations, and does not engage in sub-prime lending.  It should be noted however that the Company is subject to the effects of any downturn, and especially, a significant decline in home values in the Company’s markets could have a negative effect on the results of operations.  A significant decline in home values would likely lead to a decrease in residential real estate loans and new home equity loan originations and increased delinquencies and defaults in both the consumer home equity loan and the residential real estate loan portfolios and result in increased losses in these portfolios.  As of December 31, 2008, declines in home values have been modest in the Company’s market area.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on management’s evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio, the composition of the loan portfolio, specific impaired loans and current economic conditions.  Such evaluation, which includes a review of all loans on which full collectibility may not be reasonably assured, considers among other matters, the estimated net realizable value or the fair value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, historical loan loss experience and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an allowance for loan loss.  In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review The Bank of Greene County’s allowance for loan losses.  Such agencies may require The Bank of Greene County to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examination.  The allowance for loan losses is increased by a provision for loan losses (which results in a charge to expense) and recoveries of loans previously charged off and is reduced by net charge-offs.  The level of the provision for the six months ended December 31, 2008, was driven by the continued growth of the loan portfolio and recent increases in loan delinquencies.  Any future increase in the allowance for loan losses or loan charge-offs could have a material adverse effect on Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s results of operations and financial condition.

Loans are reviewed on a regular basis.  Management determines that a loan is impaired or nonperforming when it is probable at least a portion of the loan will not be collected in accordance with its contractual terms due to an irreversible deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower or the value of the underlying collateral.  When a loan is determined to be impaired, the measurement of the loan impairment is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows, except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral.  Management places loans on nonaccrual status once the loans have become 90 days or more delinquent.  Nonaccrual is defined as a loan in which collectibility is questionable and therefore interest on the loan will no longer be recognized on an accrual basis.  A loan does not have to be 90 days delinquent in order to be classified as nonperforming.  Foreclosed real estate is considered nonperforming.  The Bank of Greene County had no accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more at December 31, 2008 or June 30, 2008.

The Company identifies impaired loans and measures the impairment in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” (Statement 114), as amended.  A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the borrower will be unable to repay the loan according to the original contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.  Impaired loans totaled $248,000 as of December 31, 2008 of which $122,000 were nonaccrual.  The Company has allocated approximately $80,000 of the allowance for loan losses for impaired loans as of December 31, 2008.  Interest income of $32,000 and $46,000 was recorded on nonaccrual loans based on cash payments received during the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

DEPOSITS

Total deposits increased to $381.4 million at December 31, 2008 from $321.4 million at June 30, 2008, an increase of $60.0 million, or 18.7%.  The Company has recently attracted new local municipalities including school districts to use the services of Greene County Commercial Bank, which is a limited purpose entity for such activities.  Greene County Commercial Bank has sought core deposits from such entities rather than more expensive time accounts.  The level of deposits held by such public entities can be cyclical and fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and are significantly dependent and affected by tax collection periods or special projects such as new buildings or renovations.  These types of local municipal entities are also required to have certain forms of collateral pledged for amounts deposited over the FDIC insurance limits.  Deposits at Greene County Commercial Bank increased $56.1 million to $102.9 million at December 31, 2008 compared to $46.8 million at June 30, 2008. This increase was primarily in NOW deposits.  Interest bearing checking accounts (NOW accounts) increased $56.4 million or 70.9% to $135.9 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $79.5 million at June 30, 2008.  Savings deposits decreased $3.0 million or 4.1% to $69.7 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $72.7 million at June 30, 2008.    Money market deposits increased $6.8 million to $44.8 million at December 31, 2008.   Certificates of deposit balances increased $5.0 million between June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008.  Noninterest bearing deposits decreased $5.3 million to $36.5 million at December 31, 2008.

BORROWINGS

At December 31, 2008, The Bank of Greene County had available an Overnight Line of Credit and a One-Month Overnight Repricing Line of Credit, each in the amount of $37.7 million with the Federal Home Loan Bank.  At December 31, 2008, there were no balances outstanding under these facilities.  Interest rates on these lines are determined at the time of borrowing.

At December 31, 2008, The Bank of Greene County had term borrowings totaling $19.0 million from the FHLB, of which $14.0 million consisted of several fixed rate, fixed term advances with a weighted average rate of 3.34% and a weighted average maturity of 28 months.  The remaining $5.0 million borrowing, which carried a 3.64% interest rate at December 31, 2008, is unilaterally convertible by the FHLB under certain market interest rate scenarios, including three-month LIBOR at or above 7.50%, into replacement advances for the same or lesser principal amount based on the then current market rates.  If the Bank chooses not to accept the replacement funding, the Bank must repay this convertible advance, including any accrued interest, on the interest payment date.

Scheduled maturities of borrowings at December 31, 2008 were as follows:

EQUITY

Shareholders’ equity increased to $38.1 million at December 31, 2008 from $36.3 million at June 30, 2008, as net income of $1.8 million was partially offset by dividends declared and paid of $611,000. Additionally, shareholders’ equity increased  $371,000 as a result of unrealized securities gains, net of tax.  Other changes in equity, totaling an $185,000 increase, were the result of activities associated with the various stock-based compensation plans of the Company including the 2000 and 2008 Stock Option Plans and ESOP Plan.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to Greene County Bancorp, Inc. for the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  For the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest bearing liabilities, are expressed both in dollars and rates.  No tax equivalent adjustments were made.  Average balances were based on daily averages for the quarters and six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  Average loan balances include non-performing loans.  The loan yields include net amortization of certain deferred fees and costs that are considered adjustments to yields.

2 Includes tax-free securities, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

2 Includes tax-free securities, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

The following Rate / Volume tables present the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated.  Information is provided in each category with respect to:

The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.

1Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts, loans in process and loan loss reserves.

2 Includes tax-free securities, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

OVERVIEW

Annualized return on average assets and return on average equity are common methods of measuring operating results.  Annualized return on average assets increased to 0.88% for the six months and 0.94% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to 0.71% for the six months and 0.73% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  Annualized return on average equity increased to 10.01% for the six months and 11.13% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 6.66% for the six months and 6.91% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  The increase in return on average assets and return on average equity was primarily the result of higher net interest income, partially offset by higher noninterest expense and provision for loan losses.   Net income amounted to $1.8 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of $646,000 or 54.1% and amounted to $1.0 million and $626,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of $406,000 or 64.9%.  Average assets amounted to $417.5 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $337.5 million for the same period ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $80.0 million or 23.7%.  Average assets amounted to $439.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $343.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $95.9 million or 27.9%.  Average equity amounted to $36.8 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $35.9 million for the same period ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $900,000 or 2.5%.  Average equity amounted to $37.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $36.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $890,000 or 2.5%.

INTEREST INCOME

Interest income amounted to $11.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $9.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $1.7 million or 18.1%.  Interest income amounted to $5.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $4.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $1.0 million or 20.8%.  The increase in securities and loan volume had the greatest impact on interest income when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  Average loan balances increased $35.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to December 31, 2007 while the yield decreased by 32 basis points when comparing the same periods.  Average loan balances increased $38.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2007 and the yield decreased by 32 basis point when comparing the same periods.  The overall impact on interest income from securities was positive with an increase in average balances of $47.7 million which was complemented by a 28 basis point increase in yield when comparing the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and a $62.8 million increase in average balances and a 17 basis point increase in yield when comparing the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.   The increase in yield on securities for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 was primarily the result of the recognition of discount accretion on securities called prior to maturity. Average balances on short term investments such as interest bearing bank balances and federal funds sold decreased $7.5 million and $9.8 million when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  The sharp decrease in yield on these assets was due to the recent reduction in short-term rates implemented by the Federal Open Market Committee during the six month ended December 31, 2008.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense amounted to $3.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008, as compared to $3.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $377,000.  Interest expense amounted to $1.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to $2.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $146,000.  Decreases in rates on interest-bearing liabilities had the greatest impact on overall interest expense.  Interest expense was reduced $1.4 million and $749,000 when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due to decreases of 90 basis points and 94 basis points, respectively, in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities in those same periods.  This decrease was partially offset by a $1.0 million and $603,000 increase in interest expense due to a $78.2 million and $95.5 million increase in average balances when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.    The average rate paid on NOW deposits decreased 85 basis points and 96 basis points, respectively, when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the average balance of such accounts grew by $45.3 million and $60.3 million, respectively, when comparing the same periods, contributing to the overall increase in interest expense on NOW deposit accounts.  The average balance of certificates of deposit grew by $11.7 million and the average rate paid decreased by 143 basis points when comparing the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  The average balance of certificates of deposit grew by $11.2 million and the average rate paid decreased by 140 basis points when comparing the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  The average balance of savings and money market deposits increased by $5.0 million when comparing the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and increased by $6.7 million when comparing the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. The average rate paid on savings and money markets decreased 74 basis points when comparing both the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.   The average balance of borrowings increased $16.3 million and $17.3 million when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  The rate paid on these borrowings decreased 44 basis points and 52 basis points when comparing the same periods.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income increased $2.1 million to $7.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 compared to December 31, 2007 and increased $1.2 million to $4.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to December 31, 2007.     Net interest spread increased 64 basis points to 3.60% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 from 2.96% for the six months ended December 31, 2007, and 63 basis points to 3.55% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2.92% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  Net interest margin increased 40 basis points to 3.89% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 from 3.49% for the six months ended December 31, 2007, and 36 basis points to 3.81% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 3.45% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  The increase in average balances, along with the widening of the net interest spread and margin led to an increase in net interest income when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Due to the large portion of fixed rate residential mortgages in the Company’s asset portfolio, interest rate risk is a concern and the Company will continue to monitor the situation and attempt to adjust the asset and liability mix as much as possible to take advantage of the benefits and reduce the risks or potential negative effects of a rising rate environment.  Management attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk through balance sheet composition.  Several strategies are used to help manage interest rate risk such as maintaining a high level of liquid assets such as short-term federal funds sold and various investment securities and maintaining a high concentration of less interest-rate sensitive and lower-costing core deposits.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The provision for loan losses amounted to $613,000 and $278,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of $335,000.  The provision for loan losses amounted to $418,000 and $135,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of $283,000.  The increase in the level of provision was primarily a result of growth in the loan portfolio, an increase in delinquent loans and an increase in the amount of loan charge-offs. Net charge-offs amounted to $293,000 and $70,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an increase of $223,000.  The increase in the level of charge-offs reflected the decline in the overall economy.  As a result the level of allowance for loan losses to total loans receivable has been increased to 0.84% as of December 31, 2008 as compared to 0.78% at September 30, 2008, and 0.76% as of December 31, 2007.  Management will continue to closely monitor asset quality and adjust the level of the allowance for loan losses as judged necessary.  At December 31, 2008, nonperforming assets were 0.42% of total assets and nonperforming loans were 0.66% of total loans.   The Company has not been an originator of “no documentation” mortgage loans and the loan portfolio does not include any mortgage loans that the Company classifies as sub-prime.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was flat when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  Noninterest income amounted to $2.2 million and $1.2 million for the six months and quarter ended December 31, 2008.    One factor that affected noninterest income for the six months ended December 31, 2008 was the other-than-temporary impairment of $221,000 ($135,000 net of tax) on a Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. debt security held by the Company, which resulted from the bankruptcy filing of that company. The Company also recorded a net loss on sale of investments during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 totaling $12,000.   Excluding these items, noninterest income increased $206,000 and $35,000 when comparing the six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The majority of these increases in the other elements of noninterest income were from services fees on various accounts, including debit card fees.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense amount to $6.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $5.9 million for the six months ended December 30, 2007, an increase of $659,000 or 11.3%.  Noninterest expense amounted to $3.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $2.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $204,000 or 6.9%.  Salaries and employee benefits increased $627,000 and $143,000 when comparing six months and quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The Company accrued $351,000 toward the expected future termination of its currently frozen defined benefit plan during the six months ended December 31, 2008.  Additional expenses such as compensation and depreciation due to the opening of the new Chatham branch in January 2008, and the staffing of the new Ravena branch in anticipation of its January 2009 opening, also contributed to the higher noninterest expense.

INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes reflected the expected tax associated with the revenue generated for the given period and certain regulatory requirements.  The effective tax rate was 34.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2008, compared to 29.1% for the six months ended December 31, 2007.  The effective tax rate was 35.1% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to 28.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  The increased effective tax rate was due to a lesser portion of pre-tax income from tax-exempt income.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates or prices such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk since the majority of Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s assets and liabilities are sensitive to changes in interest rates.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s primary sources of funds are deposits and proceeds from principal and interest payments on loans, mortgage-backed securities and debt securities, with lines of credit available through the Federal Home Loan Bank as needed.  While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit outflows, mortgage prepayments, and lending activities are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

Mortgage loan commitments totaled $8.0 million at December 31, 2008.  The unused portion of overdraft lines of credit amounted to $9.7 million, the unused portion of home equity lines of credit amounted to $8.2 million, and the unused portion of commercial lines of credit amounted to $3.8 million at December 31, 2008.  Greene County Bancorp, Inc. anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments based on the level of cash and cash equivalents as well as the available for sale investment portfolio and borrowing capacity from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

The Bank of Greene County and Greene County Commercial Bank met all regulatory capital requirements at December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008.  The Company’s consolidated shareholders’ equity represented 8.63% of total assets at December 31, 2008 and 9.55% of total assets of June 30, 2008.

On October 14, 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced that it would purchase equity stakes in a number of banks and savings and loan associations.  Under the Capital Purchase Program of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (“TARP”), $250 billion of the $700 billion authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 will be made available by the U.S. Treasury to a variety of U.S. financial institutions in exchange for preferred stock.  In connection with its purchase of preferred stock, the U.S. Treasury will receive warrants to purchase common stock with an aggregate market price equal to 15% of the preferred investment.  Financial institutions that take part in the TARP Capital Purchase Program will be required to adopt the U.S. Treasury’s standards for executive compensation and corporate governance for the period during which the U.S. Treasury holds equity issued under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.  The U.S. Treasury also announced that nine major financial institutions had already agreed to participate in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, and numerous other financial institutions have subsequently agreed to take part.  The Company has submitted an application to the U.S. Treasury to receive equity capital through the TARP Capital Purchase Program; the application is pending.  If approved, the Company could receive proceeds from the sale of preferred stock and warrants of up to $6.8 million.

On October 14, 2008, the FDIC announced the establishment of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, which was designed to strengthen confidence and encourage liquidity in the banking system by guaranteeing the (1) newly issued senior unsecured debt and (2) non-interest-bearing transaction accounts of participating institutions.  All eligible entities will be covered under the program unless they opt out of one or both of these components by December 5, 2008 (an extension from the original opt-out date of November 13, 2008).  Following that deadline, institutions that have opted out of either or both components cannot then opt in.  Similarly, institutions that have opted in by the December 5thdeadline may not then opt out.  The Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program will be in effect through December 31, 2009.  The Company has opted in to both components of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including its Chief  Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the  Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and in timely altering them to material information relating to the Company (or its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be filed in its periodic SEC filings.

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting in connection with the quarterly evaluation that occurred during the Company's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

I, Donald E. Gibson, certify that:

Date: February 12, 2009                                                                           _/s/ Donald E. Gibson

    Donald E. Gibson 

I, Michelle M. Plummer, certify that:

Date: February 12, 2009                                                                           /s/ Michelle M. Plummer

   Michelle M. Plummer

Donald E. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) certifies in his capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and that to the best of his knowledge:

This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the report so that this statement will accompany the report at such time as the report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 USC 1350.  It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: February 12, 2009                                                                           _/s/ Donald E. Gibson

    Donald E. Gibson

Michelle M. Plummer, Chief Financial Officer, of Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) certifies in her capacity as an officer of the Company that he or she has reviewed the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and that to the best of her knowledge: