form8k.htm


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):  July 31, 2009 (July 30, 2009)

TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK
0-10592
14-1630287
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
Commission File No.
I.R.S. Employer 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 simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 
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TrustCo Bank Corp NY
 
 
Item 8.01.
Other Events

A press release was issued on July 30, 2009 announcing that US Banker magazine ranked TrustCo as the fourth best performing bank in the United States of all banks with assets of $2 billion to $10 billion.  TrustCo has ranked in the top ten of this report for five consecutive years.  Attached is a copy labeled as Exhibit 99(a).



Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(c)
Exhibits
 
 
99(a)
A press release was issued on July 30, 2009 announcing that US Banker magazine ranked TrustCo as the fourth best performing bank in the United States of all banks with assets of $2 billion to $10 billion. TrustCo has ranked in the top ten of this report for five consecutive years.
 
 
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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: July 31, 2009

 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
 
(Registrant)
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert T. Cushing
   
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
 
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A press release was issued on July 30, 2009 announcing that US Banker magazine has ranked TrustCo as the fourth best performing bank in the United States of all banks with assets of $2 billion to $10 billion.  TrustCo has ranked in the top ten of this report for five consecutive years.
 
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