Amended Statement of Ownership (sc 13g/a)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

Suffolk Bancorp

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

864739107

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2016

(Date of Event which Requires Filing

of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 864739107				13G	Page 2 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 92,163
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 92,163
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 92,163
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA

CUSIP No. 864739107				13G	Page 3 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Matthew Lindenbaum
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 92,163
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 92,163
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 92,163
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN/HC

CUSIP No. 864739107				13G	Page 4 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Bennett Lindenbaum
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 92,163
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 92,163
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 92,163
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN/HC

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer :

	Suffolk Bancorp

Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices :

	4 West Second Street
	Riverhead, NY 11901

Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing :

	The information required by Item 2(a) is set forth in Row 1 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 2(b)	Address or Principal Business Office :

	c/o Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
	645 Madison Avenue, 10 ^th Floor
	New York, NY 10022

Item 2(c)	Citizenship :

	The information required by Item 2(c) is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities :

	Common Stock

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number :

	864739107

Item 3	Statement filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c) :

	The information required by Item 3 is set forth in Row 12 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 4	Ownership :

	The information required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class :

	Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C., Matthew Lindenbaum and Bennett Lindenbaum have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities.

Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person :

	Not Applicable

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company :

	Not Applicable

Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group :

	Not Applicable

Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group :

	Not Applicable

Item 10	Certification :

By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 8, 2017

	Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.

	By:	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum Name: Matthew Lindenbaum Title: Managing Member

	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum Matthew Lindenbaum, an individual

	/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum Bennett Lindenbaum, an individual