8-K

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): January 28, 2015

SUFFOLK BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York                                                       000-13580                                                   11-2708279

(State or other jurisdiction of                       (Commission File Number)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

incorporation)

4 West Second Street, Riverhead, New York 11901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 208-2400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

At its January 28, 2015 meeting, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its common stock, to be paid on February 25, 2015 to shareholders of record as of February 11, 2015.

The press release issued by the Company on January 28, 2015 announcing the foregoing event is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

This information is being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Company on January 28, 2015

SIGNATURE

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.

	SUFFOLK BANCORP
Date: January 28, 2015	By:	/s/ Brian K. Finneran
		Brian K. Finneran
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release issued by the Company on January 28, 2015

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Press:       Frank D. Filipo                                    Executive Vice President &                                    Chief Operating Officer                                    (631) 208-2400     Investor: Brian K. Finneran                    Executive Vice President &                    Chief Financial Officer                    (631) 208-2400 4 West Second Street Riverhead, NY 11901 (631) 208-2400 (Voice) - (631) 727-3214 (FAX) invest@suffolkbancorp.com  

SUFFOLK BANCORP DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Riverhead, New York, January 28, 2015 – Suffolk Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ –SUBK), parent company of Suffolk County National Bank (the “Bank”), announced that its Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on February 25, 2015 to shareholders of record as of February 11, 2015.

Corporate Information

Suffolk Bancorp is a one-bank holding company engaged in the commercial banking business through the Suffolk County National Bank, a full service commercial bank headquartered in Riverhead, New York and Suffolk Bancorp’s wholly owned subsidiary. Organized in 1890, the Bank has 26 branch offices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York. For more information about the Bank and its products and services, please visit www.scnb.com.