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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) October 29, 2008

 

Tompkins Financial Corporation

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

 

New York

1-12709

16-1482357

     

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

The Commons, PO Box 460, Ithaca, New York

14851

   

(Address of Principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (607) 273-3210

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))



 

 

Item 8.01

Other Events

          On October 29, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that on October 28, 2008, its Board of Directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on November 14, 2008, to common shareholders of record on November 7, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


 

 

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Tompkins Financial Corporation dated October 29, 2008

SIGNATURE

          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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

Date: October 29, 2008

By:

/s/ Stephen S. Romaine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen S. Romaine

 

 

President and CEO



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

 

 

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

 

Press Release of Tompkins Financial Corporation dated October 29, 2008