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):  May 17, 2012

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)

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TrustCo Bank Corp NY


Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 
1.
The Company held its regular annual shareholder meeting on May 17, 2012.  Thomas O. Maggs, William J. Purdy and Robert J. McCormick were elected as directors for three-year terms expiring at TrustCo’s 2015 Annual Meeting.  Shareholders approved the Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers.  The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as TrustCo’s independent auditors for 2012 was ratified by shareholders.  The table below provides the vote count for each matter voted on.
 
   
For
   
Withhold
   
For as a
percentage of total
shares voted
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
Thomas O. Maggs
    68,827,036       3,118,045       82.2 %     11,746,558  
William J. Purdy
    68,514,008       3,431,073       81.8 %     11,746,558  
Robert J. McCormick
    68,981,096       2,963,985       82.4 %     11,746,558  
 
   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
           
Broker Non-Vote
 
Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers
    63,904,044       5,634,063       2,406,974       76.4 %     11,746,558  
 
   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
                 
Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP
    81,230,936       1,646,254       814,449       97.1 %        
 
 
 

 
 
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: May 18, 2011
 
    TrustCo Bank Corp NY
    (Registrant)
     
     
   By: /s/ Robert T. Cushing
    Robert T. Cushing
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer