Tompkins Financial (TMP) 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Tompkins Financial Corporation 8-K

EXHIBIT 99.2

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Friday, January 27, 2017

Tompkins Financial Corporation Reports Cash Dividend

ITHACA, NY - Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSEMKT:TMP)

Tompkins Financial Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share, payable on February 15, 2017, to common shareholders of record on February 7, 2017.

Tompkins Financial Corporation is a financial services company serving the Central, Western, and Hudson Valley regions of New York and the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Ithaca, NY, Tompkins Financial is parent to Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins Bank of Castile, Tompkins Mahopac Bank, Tompkins VIST Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc., and offers wealth management services through Tompkins Financial Advisors. For more information on Tompkins Financial, visitwww.tompkinsfinancial.com.