formdefa14a.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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TrustCo Bank Corp NY

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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The following Material was made available to shareholders on April 25, 2013.
 
 
TRUSTCO
Bank Corp NY
   
Subsidiary: Trustco Bank

April 25, 2013

Dear Shareholder:

We recently mailed you proxy material in connection with our upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 23, 2013. According to our records, we have not yet received your proxy.

It is very important that your shares be voted, regardless of the number of shares you own.

Please take a moment to VOTE your shares by returning your proxy in the envelope provided. You can also vote by telephone or the internet by following the enclosed instructions.

Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a “FOR” vote on all proposals.

Please disregard this letter if you already voted your shares.  Thank you for your cooperation and support.
 
Sincerely,      
     
Robert M. Leonard
     
Secretary      
 
5 Sarnowski Drive • Glenville, N.Y.
12302 (518) 381-3643
 
 
 

 
REVOCABLE PROXY
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
 
   
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
 
   
Shareholders of record have three ways to vote:
1.    By Telephone (using a Touch-Tone Phone); or
2.    By Internet; or
3.    By Mail.
 
To Vote by Telephone:
 
Call 1-877-826-3195 Toll-Free on a Touch-Tone
Phone anytime prior to 3 a.m., May 23, 2013.
 
To Vote by Internet:
 
Go to http://www.rtcoproxy.com/trst prior to 3 a.m., May 23, 2013.
 
Please note that the last vote received from a shareholder, whether
by telephone, by Internet or by mail, will be the vote counted.
 
 
 
Mark here if you plan to attend the meeting.
o
 
 
 
 
Mark here for address change.
o
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual Meeting Materials are available at:
 
 
http://www.cfpproxy.com/6892
Comments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FOLD HERE IF YOU ARE VOTING BY MAIL
PLEASE DO NOT DETACH
x
PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
1.
Election of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
 
2.
Approval of a Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers.
o
o
o
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
Nominees:
 
With-
 
3.
Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as TrustCo’s Independent Auditors for 2013.
o
o
o
 
 
For
hold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(01) Dennis A. De Gennaro
o
o
 
4.
Such other business that properly may be brought before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(02) Joseph A. Lucarelli
o
o
 
This proxy will be voted as instructed. If no choice is indicated, this proxy will be voted “FOR” all nominees listed and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3. The proxies will vote in their judgment on any other matters that properly may be brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(03) Robert A. McCormick
o
o
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Board of Directors of TrustCo Bank Corp NY recommends a vote “FOR”
all nominees listed for election of directors and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3.
 
 
 
 
Please be sure to date and sign
Date
 
 
this proxy card in the box below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sign above
 
Co-holder (if any) sign above
 
 
 
 
Please sign as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy card, date and mail promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you do not sign and return a proxy or attend the meeting and vote by ballot, your shares cannot be counted. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If a corporation or partnership, write in the full corporate or partnership name and a duly authorized officer or other person should sign.
 
   
 
 

 
 

 
 
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY — ANNUAL MEETING, MAY 23, 2013
 
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS.
 
The Notice of the Annual Meeting,
the Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available on-line at:
 
http://www.cfpproxy.com/6892
 
You can vote in one of three ways:
 
1.
Call toll free 1-877-826-3195 on a Touch-Tone Phone. There is NO CHARGE to you for this call.
 
or
 
2.
Via the Internet athttp://www.rtcoproxy.com/trst and follow the instructions.
 
or
 
3.
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope.
 
PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
 
REVOCABLE PROXY
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 23, 2013
 
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of TrustCo Bank Corp NY for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 23, 2013.
 
The person whose name and signature appears hereon hereby appoints Paul Heiner and William F. Terry, and each of them, the proxy or proxies of such person, with full power of substitution, to vote as indicated herein all shares of common stock of TrustCo Bank Corp NY which such person is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, to be held at Mallozzi’s Restaurant, 1930 Curry Road, Rotterdam, NY 12303, at 4:00 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, May 23, 2013 and at any adjournment or postponements thereof.
 
The Board of Directors of TrustCo Bank Corp NY recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees listed for 
election of directors and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3.
 
The undersigned acknowledges receipt from TrustCo Bank Corp NY prior to the execution of this proxy of a Notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and Annual Report.

PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET OR
COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.