UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/2011 Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number: ------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [] is a restatement. [] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY Address: 5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE GLENVILLE, NY 12302 Form 13F File Number: 28-06657 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 submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: RICHARD W PROVOST Title: SENIOR TRUST OFFICER Phone: 518-381-3643 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ RICHARD W PROVOST GLENVILLE, NY 1/13/2012 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 227 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 102,133 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 7000 028-10307 TRUSTCO BANK ---- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- ----------------- ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------ ------ ------- AT&T INC COM 00206R102 1488 49216 SH DEFINED 7000 49216 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 538 17785 SH OTHER 7000 1170 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 12622 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 3993 0 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 2477 44051 SH DEFINED 7000 42951 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 0 0 1100 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 374 6645 SH OTHER 7000 2945 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 3700 0 AIR 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SH DEFINED 7000 6550 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 30 5418 SH OTHER 7000 2664 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 2754 0 BHP BILLITON LTD FOR 088606108 482 6825 SH DEFINED 7000 6825 0 0 BHP BILLITON LTD FOR 088606108 14 200 SH OTHER 7000 0 200 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 270 7649 SH DEFINED 7000 7649 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 489 13886 SH OTHER 7000 7186 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 6700 0 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 246 2713 SH DEFINED 7000 2713 0 0 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 75 830 SH OTHER 7000 830 0 0 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 2973 27945 SH DEFINED 7000 26945 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 0 0 1000 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 434 4079 SH OTHER 7000 2139 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 1940 0 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 677 37442 SH DEFINED 7000 37442 0 0 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 39 2150 SH OTHER 7000 950 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 1200 0 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3341 47742 SH DEFINED 7000 47442 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 0 0 300 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 777 11100 SH OTHER 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INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------ ------ ------- ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 644 11133 SH DEFINED 7000 11133 0 0 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 29 500 SH OTHER 7000 500 0 0 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 224 4800 SH DEFINED 7000 4400 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 0 0 400 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 70 1513 SH OTHER 7000 313 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 1200 0 EXELON CORP COM 30161N101 719 16567 SH DEFINED 7000 16567 0 0 EXELON CORP COM 30161N101 115 2650 SH OTHER 7000 1550 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 1100 0 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 5819 68657 SH DEFINED 7000 100 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 66257 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 0 0 2300 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 2559 30187 SH OTHER 7000 14027 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 16160 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 7756 433026 SH DEFINED 7000 200 0 0 0 0 DEFINED 7000 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INC COM 50075N104 197 5280 SH DEFINED 7000 5280 0 0 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- ----------------- ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------ ------ ------- KRAFT FOODS INC COM 50075N104 96 2582 SH OTHER 7000 506 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 2076 0 ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 160 3849 SH DEFINED 7000 3849 0 0 ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 61 1456 SH OTHER 7000 556 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 900 0 LOWES COMPANIES INC COM 548661107 432 17034 SH DEFINED 7000 17034 0 0 LOWES COMPANIES INC COM 548661107 14 550 SH OTHER 7000 350 0 0 0 0 OTHER 7000 0 200 0 MASCO CORP COM 574599106 132 12625 SH DEFINED 7000 12625 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