UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/2006 Check here if Amendment [ ] Amendment Number: This Amendment [ ] is a restatement Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: TRUSTCO BANK Address: 3 SARNOWSKI DRIVE GLENVILLE, NY 12302 13F File Number: 28-10307 The institutional investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Richard Provost Title: Trust Officer Phone: (518) 381-3699 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: 04/06/2006 Report Type (Check only one) [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL AT&T INC COMMON STOCK 00206R102 733 27107 SH DEFINED 27084 23 00206R102 329 12181 SH DEF/OTH 8106 4075 ABBOTT COMMON STOCK 002824100 2107 49602 SH DEFINED 46902 500 2200 LABORATORIES 002824100 392 9226 SH DEF/OTH 5426 2800 1000 AIR PRODUCTS & COMMON STOCK 009158106 890 13240 SH DEFINED 13240 CHEMICALS INC ALCOA INC COMMON STOCK 013817101 711 23250 SH DEFINED 22950 200 100 013817101 58 1900 SH DEF/OTH 1600 300 ALLSTATE CORP COMMON STOCK 020002101 1065 20442 SH DEFINED 20442 020002101 79 1508 SH DEF/OTH 570 838 100 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 02209S103 62 870 SH DEFINED 870 02209S103 3082 43500 SH DEF/OTH 38000 5500 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMON STOCK 025816109 1580 30065 SH DEFINED 28365 200 1500 CO 025816109 580 11034 SH DEF/OTH 9734 1300 COLUMN TOTALS 11668 Page 1 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL AMGEN INC COMMON STOCK 031162100 813 11175 SH DEFINED 10975 100 100 031162100 196 2700 SH DEF/OTH 1800 600 300 ANHEUSER BUSCH COMMON STOCK 035229103 675 15771 SH DEFINED 15771 COS INC 035229103 137 3200 SH DEF/OTH 200 3000 APPLIED COMMON STOCK 038222105 383 21900 SH DEFINED 18700 3200 MATERIALS INC 038222105 70 4000 SH DEF/OTH 4000 ARGONAUT GROUP COMMON STOCK 040157109 1911 53747 SH DEFINED 53747 INC AUTOMATIC DATA COMMON STOCK 053015103 666 14575 SH DEFINED 13075 1500 PROCESSING INC 053015103 55 1200 SH DEF/OTH 400 700 100 BP PLC FOREIGN STOCK 055622104 2993 43412 SH DEFINED 40312 3100 055622104 843 12233 SH DEF/OTH 8429 3704 100 BAKER HUGHES INC COMMON STOCK 057224107 277 4050 SH DEFINED 4050 057224107 27 400 SH DEF/OTH 100 300 COLUMN TOTALS 9046 Page 2 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL BANK OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK 060505104 1796 39441 SH DEFINED 39141 300 CORP 060505104 1085 23829 SH DEF/OTH 19575 3654 600 BANK OF NEW YORK COMMON STOCK 064057102 699 19400 SH DEFINED 19400 INC BELLSOUTH CORP COMMON STOCK 079860102 1108 31966 SH DEFINED 31966 079860102 424 12225 SH DEF/OTH 7880 3945 400 BRISTOL-MYERS COMMON STOCK 110122108 609 24765 SH DEFINED 19465 4800 500 SQUIBB CO 110122108 374 15200 SH DEF/OTH 5200 10000 CHEVRON CORP NEW COMMON STOCK 166764100 2439 42079 SH DEFINED 38379 1300 2400 166764100 785 13547 SH DEF/OTH 11060 1687 800 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK 17275R102 2036 93935 SH DEFINED 92735 600 600 17275R102 269 12400 SH DEF/OTH 10700 1200 500 COLUMN TOTALS 11624 Page 3 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL CITIGROUP INC COMMON STOCK 172967101 3020 63941 SH DEFINED 63641 300 172967101 326 6900 SH DEF/OTH 3700 2600 600 COCA COLA CO COMMON STOCK 191216100 3361 80267 SH DEFINED 80167 100 191216100 561 13400 SH DEF/OTH 9200 4200 COLGATE COMMON STOCK 194162103 1951 34161 SH DEFINED 33561 600 PALMOLIVE CO 194162103 240 4200 SH DEF/OTH 300 3400 500 CURTISS WRIGHT COMMON STOCK 231561101 2130 32176 SH DEFINED 32176 CORP DELL INC COMMON STOCK 24702R101 500 16800 SH DEFINED 16700 100 24702R101 98 3300 SH DEF/OTH 2400 600 300 DISNEY WALT CO COMMON STOCK 254687106 1776 63683 SH DEFINED 57983 3300 2400 254687106 296 10600 SH DEF/OTH 7500 3000 100 DOMINION COMMON STOCK 25746U109 37 543 SH DEFINED 543 RESOURCES INC VA NEW COLUMN TOTALS 14296 Page 4 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL 25746U109 222 3209 SH DEF/OTH 3088 121 DOW CHEMICAL CO COMMON STOCK 260543103 339 8350 SH DEFINED 8250 100 260543103 127 3125 SH DEF/OTH 2025 1100 DU PONT E I DE COMMON STOCK 263534109 1002 23736 SH DEFINED 20150 1686 1900 NEMOURS & CO 263534109 182 4310 SH DEF/OTH 1560 2450 300 ECOLAB INC COMMON STOCK 278865100 340 8900 SH DEFINED 7900 1000 278865100 15 400 SH DEF/OTH 400 EMERSON ELECTRIC COMMON STOCK 291011104 385 4600 SH DEFINED 4500 100 CO 291011104 268 3200 SH DEF/OTH 500 2700 EXCELSIOR TAX MUTUAL 300861408 166 19443 SH DEFINED 19443 EXEMPT FUNDS INC FUNDS/MUNI BONDS EXELON CORP COMMON STOCK 30161N101 574 10850 SH DEFINED 10850 30161N101 116 2190 SH DEF/OTH 1690 500 EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON STOCK 30231G102 10514 172752 SH DEFINED 152340 16248 4164 COLUMN TOTALS 14250 Page 5 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL 30231G102 2370 38937 SH DEF/OTH 20456 14925 3556 FPL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 302571104 515 12818 SH DEFINED 12818 FIFTH THIRD COMMON STOCK 316773100 153 3887 SH DEFINED 3887 BANCORP 316773100 47 1200 SH DEF/OTH 400 800 FORTUNE BRANDS COMMON STOCK 349631101 766 9500 SH DEFINED 9300 200 INC 349631101 250 3100 SH DEF/OTH 2500 500 100 FRANKLIN N Y TAX MUTUAL 354130106 45 3782 SH DEFINED 3782 FREE INCOME FUNDS/MUNI BONDS 354130106 143 12191 SH DEF/OTH 12191 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMMON STOCK 369604103 30769 884668 SH DEFINED 835019 38989 10660 CO 369604103 10657 306410 SH DEF/OTH 223397 69013 14000 GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON STOCK 370334104 472 9320 SH DEFINED 9320 370334104 198 3900 SH DEF/OTH 3700 200 GLAXOSMITHKLINE FOREIGN STOCK 37733W105 361 6900 SH DEFINED 6800 100 COLUMN TOTALS 46746 Page 6 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL PLC 37733W105 205 3927 SH DEF/OTH 2827 1100 HEWLETT PACKARD COMMON STOCK 428236103 419 12747 SH DEFINED 12747 CO 428236103 86 2600 SH DEF/OTH 2600 HOME DEPOT INC COMMON STOCK 437076102 1240 29312 SH DEFINED 27612 400 1300 437076102 71 1675 SH DEF/OTH 675 600 400 INTEL CORP COMMON STOCK 458140100 2920 150062 SH DEFINED 147262 200 2600 458140100 347 17850 SH DEF/OTH 14850 2500 500 INTERNATIONAL COMMON STOCK 459200101 3353 40652 SH DEFINED 39652 1000 BUSINESS MACHINES 459200101 297 3600 SH DEF/OTH 100 3500 JPMORGAN CHASE & COMMON STOCK 46625H100 1661 39893 SH DEFINED 39265 364 264 CO 46625H100 559 13436 SH DEF/OTH 9670 3766 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON STOCK 478160104 6060 102325 SH DEFINED 99125 3200 COLUMN TOTALS 17218 Page 7 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL 478160104 647 10925 SH DEF/OTH 6475 3200 1250 JOHNSON CONTROLS COMMON STOCK 478366107 463 6100 SH DEFINED 6100 INC 478366107 103 1350 SH DEF/OTH 300 1000 50 KEYCORP COMMON STOCK 493267108 2457 66774 SH DEFINED 66774 KIMBERLY CLARK COMMON STOCK 494368103 220 3800 SH DEFINED 3800 CORP 494368103 6 100 SH DEF/OTH 100 LILLY ELI & CO COMMON STOCK 532457108 680 12300 SH DEFINED 12100 200 532457108 39 700 SH DEF/OTH 400 300 LINCOLN NATIONAL COMMON STOCK 534187109 331 6064 SH DEFINED 6064 CORP IN 534187109 169 3100 SH DEF/OTH 3100 LOWES COS INC COMMON STOCK 548661107 693 10750 SH DEFINED 10750 548661107 211 3275 SH DEF/OTH 2375 700 200 MASCO CORP COMMON STOCK 574599106 413 12700 SH DEFINED 12600 100 574599106 84 2600 SH DEF/OTH 1500 900 200 COLUMN TOTALS 6516 Page 8 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL MCGRAW HILL COS COMMON STOCK 580645109 611 10600 SH DEFINED 10600 INC 580645109 173 3000 SH DEF/OTH 2000 600 400 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON STOCK 585055106 2978 58676 SH DEFINED 54176 700 3800 585055106 254 5000 SH DEF/OTH 4400 300 300 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK 594918104 5421 199224 SH DEFINED 187724 900 10600 594918104 735 27000 SH DEF/OTH 23100 3000 900 MOTOROLA INC COMMON STOCK 620076109 481 20995 SH DEFINED 20195 200 600 620076109 158 6900 SH DEF/OTH 6300 600 NBT BANCORP INC COMMON STOCK 628778102 636 27358 SH DEFINED 672 26686 NASDAQ 100 TRUST MUTUAL 631100104 1153 27500 SH DEF/OTH 22000 5500 FUND/STOCK PEPSICO INC COMMON STOCK 713448108 4245 73450 SH DEFINED 71100 1250 1100 COLUMN TOTALS 16845 Page 9 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL 713448108 410 7100 SH DEF/OTH 2300 4500 300 PFIZER INC COMMON STOCK 717081103 637 25558 SH DEFINED 22658 800 2100 717081103 280 11226 SH DEF/OTH 4466 6760 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMMON STOCK 742718109 5795 100563 SH DEFINED 96473 890 3200 CO 742718109 1225 21253 SH DEF/OTH 9650 10308 1295 ROCHESTER FUND MUTUAL 771362100 230 12559 SH DEFINED 12559 MUNICIPALS INC FUNDS/MUNI BONDS 771362100 156 8490 SH DEF/OTH 5610 2880 SARA LEE CORP COMMON STOCK 803111103 227 12700 SH DEFINED 10700 2000 803111103 29 1600 SH DEF/OTH 1200 400 SCHERING PLOUGH COMMON STOCK 806605101 342 18000 SH DEFINED 13700 4300 CORP SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMMON STOCK 806857108 657 5190 SH DEFINED 4990 200 806857108 392 3100 SH DEF/OTH 3100 COLUMN TOTALS 10380 Page 10 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL SOUTHERN CO COMMON STOCK 842587107 2558 78058 SH DEFINED 77758 300 842587107 220 6700 SH DEF/OTH 2600 3300 800 TARGET CORP COMMON STOCK 87612E106 1292 24850 SH DEFINED 23950 200 700 87612E106 187 3600 SH DEF/OTH 2400 1100 100 TEXAS COMMON STOCK 882508104 398 12250 SH DEFINED 12250 INSTRUMENTS INC 882508104 10 300 SH DEF/OTH 300 3M CO COMMON STOCK 88579Y101 1529 20200 SH DEFINED 20200 88579Y101 714 9430 SH DEF/OTH 2600 6650 180 TRUSTCO BANK COMMON STOCK 898349105 12827 1053995 SH DEFINED 735168 147200 171627 CORP NY 898349105 8369 687653 SH DEF/OTH 616049 37304 34300 UNITED PARCEL COMMON STOCK 911312106 550 6925 SH DEFINED 6925 SERVICE 911312106 91 1150 SH DEF/OTH 1000 100 50 COLUMN TOTALS 28745 Page 11 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL UNITED COMMON STOCK 913017109 3517 60670 SH DEFINED 55470 400 4800 TECHNOLOGIES CORP 913017109 429 7400 SH DEF/OTH 5400 1400 600 UNITRIN INC COMMON STOCK 913275103 10491 225568 SH DEFINED 225568 VANGUARD MUTUAL 922021308 185 16939 SH DEFINED 16939 CALIFORNIA TAX FUNDS/MUNI FREE BONDS VANGUARD NEW MUTUAL 92204H103 170 15285 SH DEFINED 15285 YORK TAX FREE FUNDS/MUNI FUNDS BONDS VANGUARD NEW MUTUAL 92204H301 1812 162527 SH DEFINED 162527 YORK TAX FREE FUNDS/MUNI FUNDS BONDS 92204H301 343 30786 SH DEF/OTH 29449 1337 VERIZON COMMON STOCK 92343V104 1280 37584 SH DEFINED 37184 200 200 COMMUNICATIONS INC 92343V104 426 12504 SH DEF/OTH 6730 5574 200 WAL-MART STORES COMMON STOCK 931142103 1669 35325 SH DEFINED 34325 1000 INC 931142103 189 4000 SH DEF/OTH 3600 200 200 COLUMN TOTALS 20511 Page 12 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHS INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE X PRN SH PUT DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE SECURITY NAME OF CLASS CUSIP $1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL WASHINGTON COMMON STOCK 939322103 486 11400 SH DEFINED 11400 MUTUAL INC 939322103 72 1700 SH DEF/OTH 400 1200 100 WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON STOCK 949746101 1825 28575 SH DEFINED 28175 400 NEW 949746101 361 5650 SH DEF/OTH 3400 1750 500 WYETH COMMON STOCK 983024100 556 11466 SH DEFINED 11466 983024100 149 3065 SH DEF/OTH 1665 1400 COLUMN TOTALS 3449 AGGREGATE TOTAL 211294 Page 13 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 153 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 211,294 List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment Managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the Manager filing this report. 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