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 21, 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)

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TrustCo Bank Corp NY
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 
1.
The Company held its regular annual shareholder meeting on May 21, 2015.  Thomas O. Maggs, Robert J. McCormick, and William J. Purdy were elected as directors for three-year terms expiring at TrustCo’s 2018 Annual Meeting.  Shareholders approved the Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers and the Amended and Restated TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.  The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as TrustCo’s independent auditors for 2015 was ratified by shareholders.  The table below provides the vote count for each proposal on the agenda.
 
   
For
    
Withhold
    
  
   
For as a
percentage of
total shares
voted
    
Broker Non-
Vote
      
                         
                         
Thomas O. Maggs
    
71,279,611
      
3,419,786
          
95.4
%
    
10,762,562
      
Robert J. McCormick
    
72,027,506
      
2,671,891
          
96.4
%
    
10,762,562
      
William J. Purdy
    
70,950,084
      
3,749,314
          
95.0
%
    
10,762,562
      
 
   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
For as a
percentage of
total shares
voted
    
Broker Non-
Vote
    
Uncast
  
Approval of a Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers
    
68,450,665
      
4,767,961
      
1,472,207
      
91.6
%
    
10,762,562
      
8,564
  
                                                 
   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
For as a
percentage of
total shares
voted
    
Broker Non-
Vote
          
Approval of the Amended and Restated TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
    
69,843,172
      
3,609,105
      
1,247,120
      
93.5
%
    
10,762,562
          
 
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
For as a
percentage of
total shares
voted
    
 
Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP
83,390,001
1,231,037
840,921
97.6
 %
 
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 21, 2015
    
 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
  (Registrant)
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael M. Ozimek
   
Michael M. Ozimek
   
Senior Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer