Item 5.02 Departure of Chief Credit Officer; Appointment of Succeeding
Chief Credit Officer.

On January 17, 2013, Suffolk Bancorp announced that, effective March 4, 2013, Karen A. Hamilton will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Suffolk Bancorp and its banking subsidiary, The Suffolk County National Bank (together with Suffolk Bancorp, the "Company"). Ms. Hamilton served as Chief Lending Officer of the Company from May 2011 to March 2012 and then as Chief Credit Officer of the Company from March 2012 through the present.

The Company also announced that it has hired James P. Gay as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer to replace Ms. Hamilton, subject to normal approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the Company's press release, titled "SUFFOLK BANCORP ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF KAREN A. HAMILTON AS CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER AND THE HIRING OF JAMES P. GAY AS THE NEW CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER," dated January 17, 2013.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release titled, "SUFFOLK BANCORP ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF KAREN A. HAMILTON AS CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER AND THE HIRING OF JAMES P. GAY AS THE
NEW CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER," dated January 17, 2013