secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y (TRST)
CIK:        0000357301
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-16T20:17:40+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-036784
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

TrustCo Bank expands board to 11, adds Fusco and Guentner as directors
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- Board increased from 9 to 11 directors; Patricia Kieper-Fusco and Bryan L. Guentner elected effective Sept 15, 2026.
- Both also joined board of wholly-owned subsidiary Trustco Bank; appointed to Audit, Compensation, Risk and other committees.
- Both qualified as independent under Nasdaq standards; no related-party transactions reported.
- Fusco is CEO of Fusco Personnel (Latham, NY); Guentner is former owner of RE/MAX Platinum Realty (Sarasota, FL).
- They will receive standard non-employee director cash/equity compensation; no equity awards made to date.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357301/000114036126036784/0001140361-26-036784-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357301/000114036126036784/ef20082117_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-036784

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