Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. Announces Semi-Annual Dividend of $.17

Charles C. Van Vleet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. (GOVB) and its subsidiary, Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual dividend payment of $0.17 per share for all stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2010. This dividend will be paid on September 30, 2010.