EXHIBIT 99.1
TOMPKINS TRUSTCO, INC.
For additional information contact:
James J. Byrnes, Chairman & CEO
(607) 273-3210, ext. 2100
or James W. Fulmer, President
(716) 493-2570, ext. 246
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2001
TOMPKINS TRUSTCO, INC. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF INSURANCE AGENCIES
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. is the holding company for
Tompkins County Trust Company,
The Bank of Castile and The Mahopac National Bank
ITHACA, NY - Tompkins Trustco, Inc. ("TMP" - American Stock Exchange)
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously
announced acquisition of Austin, Hardie, Wise, Agency, Inc. and Ernest Townsend
& Son, Inc., effective January 1, 2001. The combined agency will operate as a
separate subsidiary of Tompkins Trustco, Inc. James R. Hardie will serve as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the combined agency, which will
continue to operate out of the six existing Western New York offices located in
Attica, Warsaw, Alden, LeRoy, Batavia and Caledonia.
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. headquartered in Ithaca, is the parent company for
Tompkins County Trust Company, The Bank of Castile and The Mahopac National
Bank.
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