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 18, 2023
 
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
Commission File Number
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE,
GLENVILLE, NEW YORK
  
 
12302
(Address of principal executive offices)
Zip Code
 
(518) 377-3311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
TRST
Nasdaq Global Select Market
 
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Sec.230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sec.240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY (“TrustCo” or the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, of the 19,024,433 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 15,881,701 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
 
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees to serve one-year terms until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:
 
   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Percentage of
Votes Cast For
  
Dennis A. DeGennaro
    
12,854,015
      
1,407,001
      
45,102
      
90.13
%
Brian C. Flynn
    
13,528,777
      
732,873
      
44,468
      
94.86
%
Lisa M. Lucarelli
    
11,583,978
      
2,680,216
      
41,924
      
81.21
%
Thomas O. Maggs
    
12,636,963
      
1,627,206
      
41,949
      
88.59
%
Anthony J. Marinello, MD, PhD
    
12,590,820
      
1,684,743
      
30,555
      
88.19
%
Robert J. McCormick
    
13,766,252
      
507,134
      
32,732
      
96.44
%
Curtis N. Powell
    
13,677,065
      
584,399
      
44,654
      
95.90
%
Kimberly A. Russell
    
13,533,926
      
725,287
      
46,905
      
94.91
%
Frank B. Silverman
    
12,858,000
      
1,401,539
      
46,579
      
90.17
%

Proposal 2 – Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. The shareholders approved the adoption of the Amended and Restated TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Percentage of
Votes Cast For
  
Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the TrustCo Bank Corp NY 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
    
13,469,698
      
750,293
      
86,127
      
94.72
%

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders adopted a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2023) in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Percentage of
Votes Cast For
  
Approval of a Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers
    
10,703,730
      
3,509,472
      
92,916
      
75.30
%

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The shareholders adopted a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

   
1 Year
    
2 Years
    
3 Years
    
Abstain
  
Approval of a Nonbinding Advisory Resolution on the frequency of the advisory vote on the Compensation of TrustCo’s Named Executive Officers
    
12,637,408
      
89,489
      
1,505,513
      
73,708
  
Percentage of Votes Cast For
    
88.79
%
    
0.62
%
    
10.57
%
        

Proposal 5 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accountants of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2023. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:

   
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Percentage of Votes Cast For
  
Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as TrustCo’s   independent auditors for 2023
    
15,624,404
      
212,820
      
44,477
      
98.65
%

Item 8.01.
Other Events
 
Attached as Exhibit 99(a) and incorporated by reference herein are the materials presented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 18, 2023.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
 Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
   
Presentation given at the Annual Meeting of Shareholder held on May 18, 2023.
   
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 22, 2023
  
   
 
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
 
(Registrant)
   
 
By:
/s/Michael M. Ozimek
  
   
Michael M. Ozimek
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 99(a)

 TrustCo Bank COrp ny2023 Annual meeting of Shareholders   Robert J. McCormick, Chairman, President, and CEO 
 
 Agenda  Remarks by the President  Shareholder Questions and Comments  Adjournment  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023 
 
 3  TrustCo Celebrated its 40 Year Listing Anniversary with Nasdaq on April 18, 2023  *Source: Bloomberg 
 
 Effect of 1-for-5 Reverse Stock SplitImplemented May 28, 2021  TRST Share Price leading up to reverse split:  TRST Share Price steadies post-reverse split:  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  4  Greater Volatility  Greater Stability 
 
 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Total Return  Before and After Reverse Split   TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  5  *Time periods shown are the 19 months leading up to, and following, the reverse stock split implemented May 28, 2021.  Source: Bloomberg 
 
 TrustCo's Dividend Increases  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  6  *Increases shown are a percent change from prior amount.   Source: Blooomberg 
 
 Performance versus our Peer Group:Return on Average Assets: 77th Percentile  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  7  TRST = 1.22 Top 77th percentile  *Time period measured 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 
 
 Performance versus our Peer Group:Efficiency Ratio*: 78th percentile  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  8  TRST = 50.22   Top 78th percentile  *Efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of TRST’s efficiency ratio is included at the end of the presentation.   *Time period measured 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 
 
 Performance versus our Peer Group:Tier 1 Risk Based Capital: 100th Percentile  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  9  TRST = 18.93 100th percentile   *Time period measured 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 
 
 Performance versus our Peer Group:Total Shareholder Return: 95th percentile  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  10  TRST = 13.85%  95th percentile  *Time period measured 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 
 
 TrustCo Bank Corp NY's Share Price As Compared to its Peer Group and The S&P 500 Index  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  11 
 
 Earnings Over Time  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  12  *$ in thousands 
 
 Loan Growth: Steady Increases Each Year  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  13  Over a 100% increase in loan growth since 2010  *$ in thousands 
 
 Total Assets  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  14  Total assets grew 52% from 2010 through 2022  *$ in thousands 
 
 Deposit Growth   TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  15  *$ in thousands 
 
 2022 Highlights in the Community  Run For Freedom 5K  Earth Day Cleanup Casselberry and Halfmoon  Hurricane Ian  Kentucky Flooding  Regional Food Bank  Capital Roots  Ronald McDonald House  Joseph’s House Stickball  Workforce Challenge – 2nd Place for Participation  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  16 
 
 Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation  17  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  Efficiency Ratio  As of December 31, 2022  As of December 31, 2021  Net Interest Income (Taxable Equivalent)(Non-GAAP)  $180,136  $160,409  Non-interest income (GAAP)  19,260  17,937  Less: Net gain on securities  -  -  Less: Net gain on sale of building and net gain on sale of nonperforming loans  268  -  Revenue used for efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)  $199,128  $178,346  Total Noninterest expense (GAAP)  $100,309  $101,662  Less: Other real estate (income) expense, net  310  183  Expenses used for efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)  $100,009  $101,479  Efficiency Ratio   50.22%  56.90% 
 
 Thank You For Attending!  TrustCo Bank Corp NY  5 Sarnowski Drive  Glenville, NY 12302  TrustCo Bank Corp NY Annual Meeting 2023  18