The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete. The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0006 FORM 13F Expires: July 31, 2015 Estimated average burden FORM 13F COVER PAGE hours per response: 23.8 Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2017 Check here if Amendment Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): is a restatement. adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: AMALGAMATED BANK Address: 275 SEVENTH AVENUE 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 Form 13F File 028-04148 Number: The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: GREGORY W SPOCK VICE PRESIDENT - TRUST COMPLIANCE Title: OFFICER Phone: 2,128,954,836 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: GREGORY W SPOCK NEW YORK, NY 02-13-2018 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F Summary Page Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,653 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 3,695,704 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.] NONE The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete. The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0006 FORM 13F Expires: July 31, 2015 Estimated average burden FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE hours per response: 23.8 COLUMN COLUMN COLUMN 1 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 2 4 SHRS VALUE SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY OR TITLE OF PRN NAME OF ISSUER CUSIP (x$1000) PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE CLASS AMT ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 12,213 214,008 SH SOLE 214,008 0 0 ADVANCED MICRO COM 007903107 1,864 181,340 SH SOLE 181,340 0 0 DEVICES INC AETNA INC COM 00817Y108 7,378 40,903 SH SOLE 40,903 0 0 AIR PRODUCTS COM 009158106 4,431 27,006 SH SOLE 27,006 0 0 CHEMICALS INC AMERICAN ELECTRIC COM 025537101 4,568 62,088 SH SOLE 62,088 0 0 POWER AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COM 025816109 9,023 90,861 SH SOLE 90,861 0 0 AMETEK NEW COM 031100100 2,092 28,867 SH SOLE 28,867 0 0 AUTOMATIC DATA COM 053015103 6,926 59,104 SH SOLE 59,104 0 0 PROCESSING INC. NEWELL BRANDS INC COM 651229106 1,897 61,379 SH SOLE 61,379 0 0 VERIZON COM 92343V104 27,921 527,508 SH SOLE 527,508 0 0 COMMUNICATIONS INC BOEING CO. COM 097023105 21,730 73,685 SH SOLE 73,685 0 0 BROWN-FORMAN CORP- COM 115637209 1,616 23,539 SH SOLE 23,539 0 0 CLASS B BRUNSWICK CORP COM 117043109 1,008 18,257 SH SOLE 18,257 0 0 CIGNA CORPORATION COM 125509109 6,395 31,488 SH SOLE 31,488 0 0 C S X CORP COM 126408103 6,205 112,798 SH SOLE 112,798 0 0 CABOT CORP COM 127055101 761 12,361 SH SOLE 12,361 0 0 CAMPBELL SOUP CO. COM 134429109 1,117 23,218 SH SOLE 23,218 0 0 CARLISLE CORP COM 142339100 1,397 12,292 SH SOLE 12,292 0 0 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 11,847 75,183 SH SOLE 75,183 0 0 J P MORGAN CHASE CO COM 46625H100 46,606 435,815 SH SOLE 435,815 0 0 COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 23,035 502,074 SH SOLE 502,074 0 0 COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 8,272 109,633 SH SOLE 109,633 0 0 CO. CONAGRA BRANDS INC. COM 205887102 1,857 49,308 SH SOLE 49,308 0 0 CONSOLIDATED EDISON COM 209115104 3,326 39,149 SH SOLE 39,149 0 0 INC CMS ENERGY CORP COM 125896100 1,667 35,235 SH SOLE 35,235 0 0 COOPER TIRE RUBBER COM 216831107 262 7,411 SH SOLE 7,411 0 0 CORNING INC COM 219350105 3,466 108,336 SH SOLE 108,336 0 0 CUMMINS ENGINE INC. COM 231021106 3,583 20,284 SH SOLE 20,284 0 0 DTE ENERGY COMPANY COM 233331107 2,468 22,547 SH SOLE 22,547 0 0 DIEBOLD NIXDORF COM 253651103 181 11,080 SH SOLE 11,080 0 0 WALT DISNEY CO/THE COM 254687106 21,573 200,656 SH SOLE 200,656 0 0 MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 3,240 21,953 SH SOLE 21,953 0 0 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 4,558 33,967 SH SOLE 33,967 0 0 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. COM 291011104 5,681 81,513 SH SOLE 81,513 0 0 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 9,218 59,017 SH SOLE 59,017 0 0 FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 8,162 32,708 SH SOLE 32,708 0 0 GENERAL DYNAMICS COM 369550108 6,849 33,662 SH SOLE 33,662 0 0 CORP. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 19,286 1,105,189 SH SOLE 1,105,189 0 0 GENUINE PARTS CO. COM 372460105 1,755 18,475 SH SOLE 18,475 0 0 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COM 382550101 1,653 51,160 SH SOLE 51,160 0 0 CO. WW GRAINGER INC COM 384802104 1,600 6,772 SH SOLE 6,772 0 0 HALLIBURTON CO. COM 406216101 5,513 112,810 SH SOLE 112,810 0 0 HARRIS CORP COM 413875105 2,152 15,193 SH SOLE 15,193 0 0 HERSHEY CO/THE COM 427866108 2,057 18,123 SH SOLE 18,123 0 0 HUMANA INC. COM 444859102 4,666 18,808 SH SOLE 18,808 0 0 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 27,415 593,918 SH SOLE 593,918 0 0 INTL BUSINESS COM 459200101 16,963 110,565 SH SOLE 110,565 0 0 MACHINES CORP INTL FLAVORS COM 459506101 1,592 10,432 SH SOLE 10,432 0 0 FRAGRANCES INTERNATIONAL PAPER COM 460146103 3,139 54,175 SH SOLE 54,175 0 0 CO JOHNSON JOHNSON COM 478160104 47,850 342,470 SH SOLE 342,470 0 0 KELLOGG CO. COM 487836108 2,190 32,212 SH SOLE 32,212 0 0 KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. COM 494368103 5,604 46,445 SH SOLE 46,445 0 0 ELI LILLY CO COM 532457108 10,898 129,028 SH SOLE 129,028 0 0 LINCOLN NATIONAL COM 534187109 2,115 27,518 SH SOLE 27,518 0 0 CORP. LOEWS CORP COM 540424108 1,751 35,006 SH SOLE 35,006 0 0 LOWE'S COS INC COM 548661107 10,239 110,168 SH SOLE 110,168 0 0 MASCO CORP. COM 574599106 1,795 40,844 SH SOLE 40,844 0 0 MCDONALD'S CORP. COM 580135101 18,164 105,531 SH SOLE 105,531 0 0 ENTERGY CORP COM 29364G103 1,842 22,633 SH SOLE 22,633 0 0 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS COM 620076307 1,866 20,657 SH SOLE 20,657 0 0 INC BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 36,101 1,222,917 SH SOLE 1,222,917 0 0 NORFOLK SOUTHERN COM 655844108 5,278 36,427 SH SOLE 36,427 0 0 CORP. WELLS FARGO CO COM 949746101 33,871 558,276 SH SOLE 558,276 0 0 OLIN CORP. COM 680665205 1,130 31,767 SH SOLE 31,767 0 0 PPG INDUSTRIES INC. COM 693506107 3,940 33,723 SH SOLE 33,723 0 0 PACCAR INC COM 693718108 3,081 43,340 SH SOLE 43,340 0 0 PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. COM 701094104 3,467 17,369 SH SOLE 17,369 0 0 AMERICAN FINANCIAL COM 025932104 1,540 14,188 SH SOLE 14,188 0 0 GROUP INC. PENNEY (J.C.) CO. INC. COM 708160106 142 44,876 SH SOLE 44,876 0 0 PEPSICO INC. COM 713448108 22,505 187,668 SH SOLE 187,668 0 0 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 27,045 746,688 SH SOLE 746,688 0 0 EXELON CORPORATION COM 30161N101 4,767 120,952 SH SOLE 120,952 0 0 PITNEY BOWES INC. COM 724479100 421 37,650 SH SOLE 37,650 0 0 PROCTER GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 29,723 323,498 SH SOLE 323,498 0 0 PUBLIC SERVICE COM 744573106 3,281 63,703 SH SOLE 63,703 0 0 ENTERPRISE GROUP INC RAYTHEON COMPANY COM 755111507 7,012 37,326 SH SOLE 37,326 0 0 ROCKWELL COM 773903109 3,329 16,956 SH SOLE 16,956 0 0 AUTOMATION INC.