SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Dedrick Tracey A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

WEST 80 CENTURY ROAD

(Street)

PARAMUS

07652

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC [ HCBK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								1,379	I	By PIB⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Deferred Stock Unit	$0⁽²⁾	01/29/2013		A		9,053		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	9,053	$0	9,053	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are held in the reporting person's account in the Hudson City Savings Bank Profit Incentive Bonus Plan.

2. Represents the number of shares issuable upon future settlement of Variable Deferred Stock Units granted on March 30, 2012 based on the Company's return on equity for 2012, as certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on January 29, 2013. Such Variable Deferred Stock Units will vest and settle on March 30, 2015 assuming continued employment through such date. Pro-rated, accelerated vesting and settlement may occur in the event of death, disability, retirement. Accelerated vesting and settlement may also occur in the event of discharge without cause or resignation with good reason following a change in control.

Remarks:

Performance Deferred Stock Unit award, on 3/30/12, for 30,055 shares of common stock which will vest of 3/30/15. Performance Stock Option grant, on 7/22/11, to purchase 51,813 shares of comon stock at $8.33 per share. These options have a 10-yr term ending 7/22/21 and become exercisable on 7/22/14. Performance Deferred Stock Unit award, on 7/22/11, for 36,100 shares of common stock which will vest on 7/22/14. Terms may end earlier than 10 years in certain circumstances. Vesting is tied to satisfaction, by the exercisable dates, and approval by the Company's Compensation Committee, of certain corporate performance measures specific to each grant and award, and continuous sevice by the reporting person through such dates. Under applicable SEC regulations, these option grants and awards are reportable in Table II of Form 4 only if and when the performance conditions have been satisfied.

	Veronica A. Olszewski, Attorney-in-Fact	01/31/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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