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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2007
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 0-10592 14-1630287
State or Other Jurisdiction of Commission File No. I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization Identification Number
5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE, GLENVILLE, NEW YORK 12302
(Address of principal executive offices)
(518) 377-3311
(Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
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TrustCo Bank Corp NY
Item 8.01. Other Events
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A press release was issued on August 21, 2007 declaring a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 1,
2007, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 7, 2007. Attached is a copy of the press release
labeled as Exhibit 99(a).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
Reg S-K Exhibit No. Description
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99(a) Press release dated August 21, 2007
declaring a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.16 per share, payable October 1,
2007, to the shareholders of record at
the close of business on September 7,
2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 21, 2007
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Registrant)
By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing
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Robert T. Cushing
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibits Index
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Reg S-K Exhibit No. Description Page
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99(a) Press release dated August 21, 2007, 5
declaring a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.16 per share, payable October 1, 2007,
to the shareholders of record at the close
of business on September 7, 2007.
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TRUSTCO Exhibit 99 (a)
Bank Corp NY News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668
Subsidiary: Trustco Bank NASDAQ -- TRST
Contact: Kevin T. Timmons
Vice President/Treasurer
(518) 381-3607
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TrustCo Declares Cash Dividend
Glenville, New York - August 21, 2007
TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo, Nasdaq: TRST) today announced that its Board of
Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable
October 1, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 7, 2007.
TrustCo Bank Corp is a $3.4 billion bank holding company and through its
subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates more than 100 offices in New York, Florida,
Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
In addition, the Bank operates a full service Trust Department. The common
shares of TrustCo are traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
symbol TRST.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed
in this news release and other information contained in TrustCo's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings may express "forward-looking statements." Those
"forward-looking statements" may involve risk and uncertainties, including
statements containing future events or performance and assumptions and other
statements of historical facts.
TrustCo wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The following
important
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factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could
affect TrustCo's actual results, and could cause TrustCo's actual financial
performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking
statement: (1) credit risk, (2) interest rate risk, (3) competition, (4) changes
in the regulatory environment, and (5) changes in local market area and general
business and economic trends. The foregoing list should not be construed as
exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
such statements, or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated
events.
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