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): September 4, 2001
(September 5, 2001)
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-10592 14-1630287
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York 12302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
Item 5. Other Events
A press release was issued on September 4, 2001, declaring TrustCo Bank
Corp NY ranked in the top 10% of Dividend Achievers in the Nation.
Attached is the press release labeled as exhibit 99(a).
Item 7 (c) Exhibits
Reg S-K Exhibit No. Description
99(a) Press release dated September 4, 2001
declaring TrustCo Bank Corp NY ranked in
the top 10% of dividend achievers in the
nation.
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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: September 5, 2001
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
(Registrant)
By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing
Robert T. Cushing
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
__________________ ____________________________ __________
99(a) Press release dated September 4, 5-6
2001, declaring TrustCo Bank Corp
NY ranked in top 10% of dividend
achievers in the nation.
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Exhibit 99(a)
TRUSTCO
Bank Corp NY News Release
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5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302
(518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668
Subsidiaries: Trustco Bank NASDAQ TRST
Trustco Savings
Robert M. Leonard
Vice President
518-381-3693
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY RANKED
IN TOP 10% OF DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS IN NATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Glenville, New York - September 4, 2001
TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo), which has 57 branches in the Capital
Region of New York State was ranked 30th out of 289 companies in the 2001
Edition of Mergent's Dividend Achievers. This publication, which has been
produced since 1979, reviews over 11,000 U.S.-based companies that must
meet rigorous selection criteria in order to be included in this select
group of companies. TrustCo's ten-year average annual compound increase in
dividends during the period of 1990 through 2000 was 19.19%.
Robert A. McCormick, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of
TrustCo remarked, ?When you consider the ongoing market volatility which
has left many investors in search of safety and security, being a dividend
achiever in the top 10% of companies that reward their shareholders is
particularly gratifying.
TrustCo Bank Corp NY is a two-bank holding company headquartered in
Glenville, New York. The Company's principal subsidiaries, Trustco Bank,
National Association and Trustco Savings Bank, operate 57 community banking
offices offering 38 drive windows and 50 Automatic Teller Machines
throughout their market area. The Company services 10 counties with a broad
range of community banking services.
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 concerning future events or performance
and assumptions and other statements of historical facts. TrustCo wishes to
caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
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statements, which speak only as of the date made. Readers are advised that
various risk factors, including, but not limited to: (1) credit risk, (2)
interest rate risk, (3) competition, (4) changes in the regulatory
environment, and (5) changes in general business and economic trends, could
cause the actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ
materially from those anticipated or projected in the forward- looking
statements.
TrustCo does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to
publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events or circumstances after the date of such statement.
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