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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>As
      filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19,
      2006</strong></font>&#160;</div>
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Form
      S-8</strong></font></div>
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      STATEMENT</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u><strong>_____________________</strong></u></font></div>
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      Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
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      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</em></font></div>
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                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
                organization)</em></font></div>
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                Employer </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Identification
                No.)</em></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Rome
      Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>100
      West Dominick Street</strong></font></div>
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      NY 13440</strong></font></div>
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      336-7300</strong></font></div>
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      Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)</em></font></div>
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      Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>and</strong></font></div>
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      Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Recognition and Retention Plan</strong></font></div>
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      title of the plan)</em></font></div>
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      Charles M. Sprock</strong></font></div>
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      and Chief Executive Officer</strong></font></div>
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      Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
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      West Dominick Street</strong></font></div>
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      NY 13440</strong></font></div>
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      336-7300</strong></font></div>
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      to:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>V.
      Gerard Comizio, Esq.</strong></font></div>
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      Proffitt &amp; Wood </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>LLP</strong></font></div>
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      Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800</strong></font></div>
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      347-8400</strong></font></div>
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                Maximum <br>Aggregate Offering Price(2)</font></div>
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                of Registration Fee</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Common
                Stock, $0.01 par value</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">826,000</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(1)</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Based
                on the number of shares of common stock of Rome Bancorp, Inc. (the
                &#8220;Company&#8221;) reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options pursuant to
                the Company 2006 Stock Option Plan (&#8220;Option Plan&#8221;) and the total number of
                shares of common stock authorized for awards under the Company 2006
                Recognition and Retention Plan (the &#8220;RRP&#8221;). There are 590,000 shares of
                common stock authorized for awards under the Option Plan and 236,000
                shares authorized for awards under the RRP (collectively, the &#8220;Plans&#8221;). In
                addition to such shares, this registration statement also covers
                an
                undetermined number of shares of common stock of the Company that,
                by
                reason of certain events specified in the Plans, may become issuable
                upon
                grant of awards through the application of certain anti-dilution
                provisions.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(2)</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
                solely for purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance
                with
                Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;),
                pursuant to which a total of 826,000 shares that may be acquired
                pursuant
                to options or pursuant to other equity awards granted in future are
                deemed
                to be offered at $12.695 per share, the average of the daily high
                and low
                sales prices of common stock of the Company on the Nasdaq National
                Market
                at the close of trading on May 15,
                2006.</font></div>
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      document containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or
      given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such document need not be
      filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or
      as
      prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents
      and
      the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant
      to Item 3 of Part II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus
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      meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
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      following documents and information heretofore filed with the Commission by
      the
      Company are incorporated by reference in this registration
      statement:</font></div>
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                Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 29, 1999, and
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      sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold are incorporated
      herein by reference, and such documents shall be deemed to be a part hereof
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      incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
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      also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
      supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not
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      foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to
      such documents). Written requests should be directed to: David C. Nolan, Rome
      Bancorp, Inc., 100 West Dominick Street, Rome, NY 13440. Telephone requests
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      its directors and officers against any and all liabilities, judgments, fines
      and
      reasonable settlements, costs and expenses and attorneys&#8217; fees incurred in any
      actual, threatened or potential proceeding, except to the extent that such
      indemnification is limited by Delaware law and such law cannot be varied by
      contract or bylaws of the Company. Article X also provides for the authority
      to
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      corporation&#8217;s board of directors to grant indemnity under certain circumstances
      to directors and officers, when made, or threatened to be made, parties to
      certain proceedings by reason of such status with the corporation, against
      judgments, fines, settlements and expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees. In
      addition, under certain circumstances such persons may be indemnified against
      expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defense of a proceeding by or
      on
      behalf of the corporation. Similarly, the corporation, under certain
      circumstances, is authorized to indemnify directors and officers of other
      corporations or enterprises who are serving as such at the request of the
      corporation, when such persons are made, or threatened to be made, parties
      to
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      settlements and expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees; and under certain
      circumstances, such persons may be indemnified against expenses actually and
      reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of a proceeding
      by or in the right of such other corporation or enterprise. Indemnification
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      manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
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      respect to a criminal proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
      was unlawful; and (iv) was not adjudged to be liable to the corporation or
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      determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
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      following a determination that such indemnification is permissible because
      the
      person being indemnified has met the requisite standard of conduct. Such
      determination may be made (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not
      parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum,
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      directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such
      directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in
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      agreement provides for indemnification to be provided to Mr. Sprock to the
      fullest extent permitted under applicable law. The Company and The Rome Savings
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      which provide for indemnification for attorneys&#8217; fees in some
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      thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
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      total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
      registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
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      Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
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      filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
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      each filing of an employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section
      15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
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      latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference
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      interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of
      Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to
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      permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
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      payment by the Company for expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
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      controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
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      submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
      indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
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                2006
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                and
                Retention Plan.</font></div>
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                of Incorporation of Rome Bancorp, Inc., filed on June 11, 1999 as
                Exhibit
                3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No.
                333-80487), is incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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                of Rome Bancorp, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
                the
                Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-80487), is
                incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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                counsel for the Company, as to the legality of the securities being
                registered.</font></div>
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                A to the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, is incorporated herein
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Unassociated Document
As
      filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19,
      2006
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C. 20549
_______________
Form
      S-8
REGISTRATION
      STATEMENT
under
THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_____________________
Rome
      Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
                organization)
16-1573070
(I.R.S.
                Employer
Identification
                No.)
Rome
      Bancorp, Inc.
100
      West Dominick Street
Rome,
      NY 13440
(315)
      336-7300
(Address,
      Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
_______________
Rome
      Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan
and
Rome
      Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Recognition and Retention Plan
(Full
      title of the plan)
_____________________
Mr.
      Charles M. Sprock
President
      and Chief Executive Officer
Rome
      Bancorp, Inc.
100
      West Dominick Street
Rome,
      NY 13440
(315)
      336-7300
Copy
      to:
V.
      Gerard Comizio, Esq.
Thacher
      Proffitt & Wood
LLP
1700
      Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800
Washington,
      DC 20006
(202)
      347-8400
(Name,
      address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION
      OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                of Securities to be Registered
Amount
                to be Registered(1)
Proposed
                Maximum
Offering Price Per Share
(2)
Proposed
                Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount
                of Registration Fee
Common
                Stock, $0.01 par value
826,000
$12.695
$10,486,070
$1,122.01
(1)
Based
                on the number of shares of common stock of Rome Bancorp, Inc. (the
                "Company") reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options pursuant to
                the Company 2006 Stock Option Plan ("Option Plan") and the total number of
                shares of common stock authorized for awards under the Company 2006
                Recognition and Retention Plan (the "RRP"). There are 590,000 shares of
                common stock authorized for awards under the Option Plan and 236,000
                shares authorized for awards under the RRP (collectively, the "Plans"). In
                addition to such shares, this registration statement also covers
                an
                undetermined number of shares of common stock of the Company that,
                by
                reason of certain events specified in the Plans, may become issuable
                upon
                grant of awards through the application of certain anti-dilution
                provisions.
(2)
Estimated
                solely for purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance
                with
                Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
                pursuant to which a total of 826,000 shares that may be acquired
                pursuant
                to options or pursuant to other equity awards granted in future are
                deemed
                to be offered at $12.695 per share, the average of the daily high
                and low
                sales prices of common stock of the Company on the Nasdaq National
                Market
                at the close of trading on May 15,
                2006.
PART
      I
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item
      1.
Plan
      Information.
Not
      required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").
Item
      2.
Registrant
      Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not
      required to be filed with the Commission.
Note:
      The
      document containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or
      given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such document need not be
      filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or
      as
      prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents
      and
      the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant
      to Item 3 of Part II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus
      that
      meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
      amended (the "Securities Act").
PART
      II
Item
      3.
Incorporation
      of Documents by Reference.
The
      following documents and information heretofore filed with the Commission by
      the
      Company are incorporated by reference in this registration
      statement:
(1)
the
                description of the Company's common stock contained in Company's
                Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 29, 1999, and
                any
                amendments thereto;
(2)
Company's
                Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005;
                and
(3)
all
                other reports filed after December 31, 2005 by the Company under
                Sections
                13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                as
                amended (the "Exchange Act").
All
      documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d)
      of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing
      of a
      post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
      sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold are incorporated
      herein by reference, and such documents shall be deemed to be a part hereof
      from
      the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
      incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
      to
      be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that
      a
      statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
      also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
      supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not
      be
      deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
      Prospectus.
The
      Company will provide without charge to each person to whom this Prospectus
      is
      delivered, upon request of any such person, a copy of any or all of the
      foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to
      such documents). Written requests should be directed to: David C. Nolan, Rome
      Bancorp, Inc., 100 West Dominick Street, Rome, NY 13440. Telephone requests
      may
      be directed to (315) 336-7300.
Item
      4.
Description
      of Securities.
Not
      Applicable.
Item
      5.
Interests
      of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
      Applicable.
Item
      6.
Indemnification
      of Directors and Officers.
Article
      X
      of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification of
      its directors and officers against any and all liabilities, judgments, fines
      and
      reasonable settlements, costs and expenses and attorneys' fees incurred in any
      actual, threatened or potential proceeding, except to the extent that such
      indemnification is limited by Delaware law and such law cannot be varied by
      contract or bylaws of the Company. Article X also provides for the authority
      to
      purchase insurance with respect thereto.
Section
      145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware authorizes a
      corporation's board of directors to grant indemnity under certain circumstances
      to directors and officers, when made, or threatened to be made, parties to
      certain proceedings by reason of such status with the corporation, against
      judgments, fines, settlements and expenses, including attorneys' fees. In
      addition, under certain circumstances such persons may be indemnified against
      expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defense of a proceeding by or
      on
      behalf of the corporation. Similarly, the corporation, under certain
      circumstances, is authorized to indemnify directors and officers of other
      corporations or enterprises who are serving as such at the request of the
      corporation, when such persons are made, or threatened to be made, parties
      to
      certain proceedings by reason of such status, against judgments, fines,
      settlements and expenses, including attorneys' fees; and under certain
      circumstances, such persons may be indemnified against expenses actually and
      reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of a proceeding
      by or in the right of such other corporation or enterprise. Indemnification
      is
      permitted where such person (i) was acting in good faith; (ii) was acting in
      a
      manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
      of
      the corporation or other corporation or enterprise, as appropriate; (iii) with
      respect to a criminal proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
      was unlawful; and (iv) was not adjudged to be liable to the corporation or
      other
      corporation or enterprise (unless the court where the proceeding was brought
      determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
      indemnity).
Unless
      ordered by a court, indemnification of directors and officers may be made only
      following a determination that such indemnification is permissible because
      the
      person being indemnified has met the requisite standard of conduct. Such
      determination may be made (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not
      parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum,
      or
      (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such
      directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such
      directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in
      a
      written opinion, or (iv) by the stockholders.
Section
      145 also permits expenses incurred by directors and officers in defending a
      proceeding to be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition
      of
      such proceedings.
The
      Company has entered into an employment agreement with Charles M. Sprock. The
      agreement provides for indemnification to be provided to Mr. Sprock to the
      fullest extent permitted under applicable law. The Company and The Rome Savings
      Bank are also parties to change of control agreements with certain officers
      which provide for indemnification for attorneys' fees in some
      instances.
Item
      7.
Exemption
      from Registration Claimed.
Not
      Applicable.
Item
      8.
Exhibits.
See
      exhibits list.
Item
      9.
Undertakings.
A.
Rule
      415 offering
.
      The
      undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
      file,
      during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
      amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
      include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
      Act;
(ii)
To
      reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
      of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
      thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
      in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
      the
      foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
      total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
      registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
      offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
      Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
      and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
      price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
      registration statement; and
(iii)
To
      include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
      previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
      such information in the registration statement;
Provided,
      however
,
      that
      paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement
      is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in
      a
      post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic report
      filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
      are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That,
      for
      the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
      such
      post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
      at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
      thereof.
(3)
To
      remove
      from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
      being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.
B.
Filings
      incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference
.
      The
      undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
      liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
      pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
      each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
      15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
      statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
      securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time
      shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.
Incorporated
      annual and quarterly reports
.
      The
      undersigned Company hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with
      the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the
      latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference
      in
      the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule
      14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where
      interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of
      Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to
      be
      delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest
      quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the
      prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
D.
Filing
      of registration on Form S-8
.
      Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
      permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
      to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that
      in
      the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
      as
      expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
      that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
      payment by the Company for expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
      or
      controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
      suit
      or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
      in
      connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
      the
      opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
      submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
      indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
      Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it
      has
      reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
      on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
      its
      behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of Oneida,
      State of New York, on May 1, 2006.
ROME
      BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Charles M. Sprock
Charles
      M. Sprock
President
      and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
      has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
      indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
                Charles M. Sprock
Chairman
                of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
May
                12, 2006
/s/
                David C. Nolan
Executive
                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May
                12, 2006
/s/
                Bruce R. Engelbert
Director
May
                12, 2006
/s/
                David C. Grow
Director
May
                12, 2006
/s/
                Kirk B. Hinman
Director
May
                12, 2006
Director
May
                12, 2006
Director
May
                12, 2006
Director
May
                12, 2006
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                Number
Description
4.1
Form
                of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Rome Bancorp, Inc.
                2006
                Stock Option Plan.
4.2
Form
                of Option Agreement under the Rome Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Recognition
                and
                Retention Plan.
4.3
Certificate
                of Incorporation of Rome Bancorp, Inc., filed on June 11, 1999 as
                Exhibit
                3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No.
                333-80487), is incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
By-Laws
                of Rome Bancorp, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
                the
                Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-80487), is
                incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion
                of Thacher Proffitt & Wood
LLP
,
counsel for the Company, as to the legality of the securities being
                registered.
23.1
Consent
                of Thacher Proffitt & Wood
LLP
(included in Exhibit 5 hereof).
23.2
Consent
                of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC.
99.1
Rome
                Bancorp, Inc.'s 2006 Stock Option Plan filed on March 29, 2006 as Appendix
                A to the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, is incorporated herein
                by reference.
99.2
Rome
                Bancorp, Inc.'s 2006 Recognition and Retention Plan filed on March 29,
                2006 as Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, is
                incorporated herein by
                reference.