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 15, 2015

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On May 12, 2015, Joseph A. Lucarelli, a member of the Board of Directors of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (the “Company”) notified the Company of his decision to resign, effective May 12, 2015 as a director of the Company and its subsidiary Trustco Bank. Mr. Lucarelli’s decision to resign is not the result of a disagreement with the Company, known to an executive officer of the Company, on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
 
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(c)
Exhibits
 
Reg S-K Exhibit No.
Description
 
None
 
 
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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: May 15, 2015
    
 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
  (Registrant)
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael M. Ozimek
   
Michael M. Ozimek
   
Senior Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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