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): November 16, 2021
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
| 0-10592
| 14-1630287
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| 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| | Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| | Common Stock, $1.00 par value
| | TRST
| | Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On November 16, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the TrustCo Bank Corp NY (“TrustCo”) board of directors, and the full board of directors, approved awards of restricted stock units and performance shares to eligible employees, named executive officers, and directors under the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”).
The awards of performance shares under the Incentive Plan are subject to both a time-based vesting condition and a performance goals condition. Achievement of the performance goals condition will be measured over a three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024. The conditions are described in more detail in the Performance Share Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10(a). Each such award agreement entered into by TrustCo’s named executive officers was substantially the same.
The periods of restriction applicable to the officer’s restricted stock unit awards will lapse as to all units awarded under the Incentive Plan in equal increments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the award date and the period of restriction applicable to the director’s restricted stock unit awards will lapse as to all units awarded under the Incentive Plan on the first anniversary of the award date. The Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Incentive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10(b), and Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Incentive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10(c). Each such award agreement entered into by TrustCo’s named executive officers and by the directors under the Incentive Plan is substantially the same.
Exhibit 99 hereto describes the amount of the awards to each named executive officer and director.
Please refer to the discussion of the awards to members of the board of directors under Item 5.02 above.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Reg S-K Exhibit No. | Description |
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| Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan |
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| Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan |
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| Form of Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan |
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| Awards to Named Executive Officers and Directors |
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: November 17, 2021 | |
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| | TrustCo Bank Corp NY |
| | (Registrant) |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael M. Ozimek |
| | | Michael M. Ozimek |
| | | Executive Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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