UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~Pursuant to~~Date ~~Section~~of 13Report ~~or 15~~(d)Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported): ~~Act~~June 22, ~~of 1934~~2010

~~Date~~ONEIDA ~~of Report~~FINANCIAL ~~(Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2010~~CORP.

~~Oneida~~(Exact ~~Financial Corp.~~Name of Registrant as Specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Federal	000-25101	16-1561678

(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Federal	000-25101	16-1561678
(State or other jurisdiction	(SEC File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

182 Main Street, Oneida, New York 13421-1676

(Address of ~~principal executive~~Principal ~~offices~~Executive Offices)

~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:~~ (315) -363-2000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 ~~provision~~ provisions:

[o ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

[Item 8.01 ]Other ~~Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Events

[ On ]June 22, ~~Pre-commencement~~2010, ~~communications~~Oneida ~~pursuant~~Financial toCorp., ~~Rule~~a ~~14d-2~~federal corporation (bthe “Company”) ~~under~~announced that Oneida Financial Corp., the ~~Exchange~~recently ~~Act~~formed ~~(17~~Maryland ~~CFR~~corporation ~~240~~and proposed holding company for Oneida Savings Bank, commenced the syndicated community offering portion of the second step conversion to sell shares of common stock not subscribed for in the subscription offering or the community offering.~~14d-2~~ The Company also announced the increase of the maximum purchase limitations from 37,500 shares (b$300,000) for individual purchasers and 75,000 shares ($600,000) for purchases acting together with others, to 125,000 shares ($1,000,000) for individual purchasers and 187,500 shares ($1,500,000) for purchasers acting together with others. A copy of the release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

[Item 9.01 ]Financial ~~Pre-commencement~~Statements ~~communications~~and ~~pursuant to Rule 13e-4© under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4©)~~Exhibits

~~Item 8 Other Events~~(a) No financial statements of businesses acquired are required. (b) No pro forma financial information is required. (c) Not Applicable. (d) Exhibits.

~~Oneida Financial Corp~~99.1 ~~declared~~Press ~~a quarterly~~release ~~cash~~dated ~~dividend of $0.12 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of~~ June 22, 2010 ~~and will be paid on July 7, 2010~~.

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has ~~duly~~ duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

		Oneida Financial Corp.
	ONEIDA FINANCIAL CORP.
DATE: June 10, 2010	By:	/s/ Michael R. Kallet
DATE: June 22, 2010	By:	/s/ Michael R. Kallet
		Michael R. Kallet
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative)

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 News release dated June 8, 2010 announcing a quarterly dividend.

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