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): April 28, 2004 (April 28, 2004) TrustCo Bank Corp NY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-10592 14-1630287 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 5 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville, New York 12302 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311 -------------- 1 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Item 5. Other Events Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") requested that TrustCo provide ISS with additional information about tax fees that TrustCo reported in its proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ISS further requested that TrustCo publish this information either in a Form 8-K filing or in a press release. The following is the information we provided to ISS: FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The following table sets forth fees billed by KPMG LLP for services rendered for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003: Audit Fees $212,000 Audit-Related Fees (1) 28,000 Tax Fees-Preparation and Compliance 152,665 ------- Total Audit, Audit Related And Tax Preparation and Compliance Fees 392,665 --------- Other Non-audit Fees: Tax Fees-Other (2) 132,600 All Other Fees - --------- Total-Other Fees 132,600 --------- Total-Fees $525,265 (1)Audit-Related Fees consisted of fees for audits of certain employee benefit plan financial statements and fees for an audit of Trustco Bank's collateral maintenance levels as required by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. (2)Tax Fees-Other includes $125,000 for tax planning services and $7,600 for other tax services. 2 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: April 28, 2004 TrustCo Bank Corp NY (Registrant) By:/s/ Robert T. Cushing ---------------------------- Robert T. Cushing Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3