=============================================================================== 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): August 15, 2006 TrustCo Bank Corp NY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NEW YORK 0-10592 14-1630287 State or Other Jurisdiction of Commission File No. I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization 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: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) =============================================================================== 1 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Item 8.01. Other Events ---------- ------------ A press release was issued on August 15, 2006 declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 2, 2006, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006. Attached is a copy of the press release labeled as Exhibit 99(a). Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits ---------- --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits Reg S-K Exhibit No. Description ------------------- ----------- 99(a) One page press release dated August 15, 2006 declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 2, 2006, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006. 2 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: August 15, 2006 TrustCo Bank Corp NY (Registrant) By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing ---------------------------- Robert T. Cushing Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 Exhibits Index The following exhibits are filed herewith: Reg S-K Exhibit No. Description Page ------------------ ------------------------------ ------ 99(a) One page press release dated August 15, 5 2006, declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 2, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006. 4 TRUSTCO Exhibit 99 (a) Bank Corp NY News Release ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York, 12302 (518) 377-3311 Fax: (518) 381-3668 Subsidiary: Trustco Bank NASDAQ -- TRST Contact: Robert M. Leonard Administrative Vice President (518) 381-3693 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TRUSTCO DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND Glenville, New York - August 15, 2006 - Today the Board of Directors of TrustCo Bank Corp NY declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable October 2, 2006, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006. TrustCo is a $3.0 billion bank holding company and through its subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates 87 offices in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and Florida. In addition, the Bank operates a full service Trust Department. The common shares of TrustCo are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol TRST. # # # 5