TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
10-Q, 1998-11-12
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-Q

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           For the quarter ended       Commission File Number 0-10592
              September 30, 1998

                              TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
               NEW YORK                                    14-1630287
         (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization                  Identification No.)

                  320    STATE STREET,  SCHENECTADY,  NEW YORK  12305 
                 (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 377-3311
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                     Name of exchange on
       Title of each class                             which registered
             None                                           None

         Securities  registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                (Title of class)
                                     Common


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes.(x) No.( )

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
                                                Number of Shares Outstanding
       Class of Common Stock                     as of October 30, 1998
     ---------------------------                 ----------------------
            $1 Par Value                                26,798,242


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                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY

                                      INDEX



Part I.         FINANCIAL INFORMATION                       PAGE NO.
Item 1.   Interim   Financial   Statements    (Unaudited):    Consolidated     1
          Statements  of Income for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended
          September 30, 1998 and 1997

          Consolidated  Statements of Financial  Condition as of September     2
          30, 1998 and December 31, 1997

          Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended 3 - 4
          September 30, 1998 and 1997

          Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements               5 - 8

          Independent Auditors' Report                                         9

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis                           10 - 24

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk          25
Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings -- None
Item 2.   Changes in Securities -- None
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities --None
Item 4.   Submissions of Matters to Vote of Security  Holders -- None
Item 5.   Other Information                                                   46



                                      i
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Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a)     Exhibits

  Reg S-K (Item 601)
  Exhibit No.Description                                                Page No.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
    3(ii)a  Amended and Restated By-Laws of TrustCo                           28
            Bank Corp NY, dated August 18, 1998

    10(a)   Amendment  No.  1 to  Second  Restatement  of  Trustco Bank       38
            Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated September 15, 1998

    10(b)   Amendment  No. 2 to  Restatement  of Trustco Bank  Executive      41
            Officer Incentive Plan, dated September 15, 1998

    10(c)   Amendment  No.  3 to  Restated  Agreement  for  Supplemental      43
            Retirement   Benefits   for  Robert  A.   McCormick,   dated
            September 15, 1998



(b)     Reports on Form 8-K
Filing of Form 8-K on August 18, 1998,  regarding August 18, 1998, press release
declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.275 per share payable October 1, 1998,
and the issuance of a 15% stock split,  to be  distributed on November 13, 1998,
incorporated herein by reference.

Filing of Form 8-K on October  21,  1998,  regarding  two press  releases  dated
October 21, 1998, detailing third quarter financial results, incorporated herein
by reference.

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<TABLE>
     
                                           TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
                              Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
                              (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
<CAPTION>
                                                       
                                                               3 Months Ended             9 Months Ended
                                                                    Sept 30                   Sept 30
                                                            1998            1997          1998            1997 
                                                                                  
   Interest income:                                                               
<S>                                                 <C>                    <C>             <C>             <C>   
    Interest and fees on loans                      $      27,726          27,541          83,413          81,441
    Interest on U. S. Treasuries and agencies               3,328           6,685          12,230          21,710
    Interest on states and political                                              
     subdivisions                                           1,533           1,482           4,592           4,096
    Interest on mortgage-backed securities                  3,175           3,141           9,047           6,919
    Other                                                   1,973             437           4,252           1,301
    Interest on federal funds sold                          6,439           4,360          17,857          12,937
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
       Total interest income                               44,174          43,646         131,391         128,404
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
   Interest expense:                                                              
    Interest on deposits:                                                         
     Interest-bearing checking                                959             910           2,804           2,694
     Savings                                                5,319           5,734          15,662          16,985
     Money market deposit accounts                            417             433           1,249           1,310
     Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more            1,920           1,531           5,392           4,268
     Other time                                            12,332          11,997          36,582          34,923
    Interest on short-term borrowings                       1,858           1,429           5,329           4,119
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
      Total interest expense                               22,805          22,034          67,018          64,299
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
      Net interest income                                  21,369          21,612          64,373          64,105
   Provision for loan losses                                  450           1,345           3,380           3,740
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
      Net interest income after provision                                         
       for loan losses                                     20,919          20,267          60,993          60,365
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
   Noninterest income:                                                            
    Trust department income                                 1,736           1,657           5,435           4,927
    Fees for other services to customers                    2,323           1,970           6,529           5,652
    Net gain/(loss) on securities available for sale          135             (19)            271            (809)
    Other                                                     521             718           2,381           1,901
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
     Total noninterest income                               4,715           4,326          14,616          11,671
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
   Noninterest expenses:                                                          
    Salaries and employee benefits                          5,760           5,669          17,219          17,166
    Net occupancy expense                                   1,145           1,530           3,545           3,832
    Equipment expense                                       1,186             881           3,780           2,932
    FDIC insurance expense                                     61              62             184             185
    Professional services                                     660             675           2,039           2,743
    Other real estate expenses                                352               9             714             304
    Other                                                   2,593           2,285           7,104           6,740
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
     Total noninterest expenses                            11,757          11,111          34,585          33,902
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
      Income before taxes                                  13,877          13,482          41,024          38,134
   Applicable income taxes                                  4,668           4,999          14,771          14,205
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
       Net income                                  $        9,209           8,483          26,253          23,929
                                                     =============================================================
                                                                                  
Net income per Common Share:                                                      

       - Basic                                     $         0.34            0.31            0.98            0.89
                                                     =============================================================
                                                     

       - Diluted                                   $         0.33            0.30            0.94            0.86
                                                     =============================================================
                                                     

   Per share data is adjusted for  the effect of the 15% stock split declared August, 1998.


   See accompanying notes to consolidated interim financial statements.

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<TABLE>
                                                                       TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
                                                       Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                                                             (dollars in thousands, except share data)
<CAPTION>
                                                                 

                                                                       09/30/98          12/31/97
  ASSETS:                                                            (unaudited)
 
<S>                                                            <C>                       <C>   
 Cash and due from banks                                       $          42,009            42,740

 Federal funds sold                                                      437,000           395,000
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total cash and cash equivalents                                       479,009           437,740

 Securities available for sale:
  U. S. Treasuries and agencies                                          179,821           278,823
  States and political subdivisions                                      118,674           113,787
  Mortgage-backed securities                                             190,854           155,080
  Other                                                                  169,864            54,209
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total securities available for sale                                   659,213           601,899
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

 Loans:
  Commercial                                                             188,218           190,651
  Residential mortgage loans                                             956,552           906,404
  Home equity line of credit                                             152,316           172,448
  Installment loans                                                       27,000            29,989
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total loans                                                         1,324,086         1,299,492
                                                                -----------------  ----------------
 Less:
  Allowance for loan losses                                               54,325            53,455
  Unearned income                                                          1,123             1,216
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

  Net loans                                                            1,268,638         1,244,821

 Bank premises and equipment                                              17,756            18,609
 Real estate owned                                                         5,667             9,309
 Other assets                                                             58,450            59,887
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

    Total assets                                               $       2,488,733         2,372,265
                                                                =================  ================
 
  LIABILITIES:
 
 Deposits:
  Demand                                                       $         147,633           130,345
  Interest-bearing checking                                              247,487           240,699
  Savings accounts                                                       655,888           650,601
  Money market deposit accounts                                           54,986            57,021
  Certificates of deposit (in denominations of
   $100,000 or more)                                                     138,457           112,599
  Other time                                                             857,357           830,598
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total deposits                                                      2,101,808         2,021,863
 
 Short-term borrowings                                                   158,766           127,850
 Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                   42,771            43,727
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total liabilities                                                   2,303,345         2,193,440
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 Capital stock par value $1; 50,000,000 shares authorized,
   and 27,931,404 and 24,257,382 shares issued September 30, 1998 
   and December 31, 1997, respectively                                    27,931            24,257
 Surplus                                                                 109,824           112,702
 Undivided profits                                                        39,152            32,119
 Accumulated other comprehensive income:
   Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale                   19,988            15,851
 Treasury stock at cost - 1,186,534 and 855,850 shares at
   September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively                (11,507)           (6,104)
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total shareholders' equity                                            185,388           178,825
                                                                -----------------  ----------------

   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                  $       2,488,733         2,372,265
                                                                =================  ================

 Share amounts and capital balances have been adjusted for the effect of the 15% stock
     split declared August, 1998.

 See accompanying notes to consolidated interim financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                                  TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
                                 (dollars in thousands)
<CAPTION>

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30,                                            1998          1997
                                                                        --------     --------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                   <C>            <C>   
Net income..............................................              $   26,253       23,929
                                                                        --------     --------
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
 by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization..........................                  1,520        2,529
  Gain on sales of fixed assets..........................                   (589)         ---
  Provision for loan losses................................                3,380        3,740
  Loss on sale of securities available for sale.............                   2          973
  Gain on sale of securities available for sale.............                (273)        (164)
  Provision for deferred tax benefit.....................                   (767)      (3,908)
 (Increase)/decrease in taxes receivable....................              (2,084)       2,194
  Increase in interest receivable...........................                (752)        (745)
  Increase/(decrease) in interest payable...................                  40          (23)
  Decrease in other assets...............................                  4,041        3,852
  Increase/(decrease) in accrued expenses...................                (955)       6,140
                                                                        --------     --------
    Total adjustments....................................                  3,563       14,588
                                                                        --------     --------
Net cash provided by operating activities................                 29,816       38,517
                                                                        --------     --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale......              29,724      106,908
  Purchase of securities available for sale.................            (272,196)    (291,691)
  Proceeds from maturities and calls
   of securities available for sale......................                192,423      149,470
  Net increase in loans..................................                (30,604)     (48,654)
  Proceeds from dispositions of real estate owned........                  5,191        3,003
  Proceeds from sales of fixed assets....................                  1,476          ---
  Capital expenditures...................................                 (1,554)      (1,995)
                                                                        --------     --------
    Net cash used in investing activities................                (75,540)     (82,959)
                                                                        --------     --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net increase in deposits...............................                 79,945       46,102
  Increase in short-term borrowing........................                30,916       17,536
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options................                    264          786
  Proceeds from sale of treasury stock...................                  4,196        2,081
  Purchase of treasury stock.............................                 (9,067)      (4,213)
  Dividends paid.........................................                (19,261)     (16,822)
                                                                        --------     --------
    Net cash provided by financing activities...............              86,993       45,470
                                                                        --------     --------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents................                 41,269        1,028

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............             437,740      355,779
                                                                        --------     --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period..............$                479,009      356,807
                                                                        ========     ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated interim financial statements.       (Continued)

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<TABLE>

                                   TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Continued (Unaudited)
                                  (dollars in thousands)
<CAPTION>

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30,                                           1998          1997
                                                                         -------     --------

<S>                                                                       <C>         <C>   
  Interest paid.........................................$                 66,978       64,322
  Income taxes paid......................................                 17,622       15,919
  Transfer of loans to real estate owned.................                  3,407        9,097
  Increase/(decrease) in dividends payable...............                    (41)           2
  Change in unrealized gain on securities
   available for sale-gross of deferred taxes............                 (6,994)     (12,111)
  Change in deferred tax effect on unrealized gain
   on securities available for sale......................                  2,857        4,908























See accompanying notes to consolidated interim financial statements.

                                     -4-

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

TrustCo Bank Corp NY
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1.      Financial Statement Presentation
In the opinion of the  management  of TrustCo  Bank Corp NY (the  Company),  the
accompanying  unaudited  Consolidated  Interim Financial  Statements contain all
adjustments  necessary to present fairly the financial  position as of September
30, 1998,  the results of operations  for the three months and nine months ended
September  30,  1998 and  1997,  and the cash  flows for the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997. The  accompanying  Consolidated  Interim  Financial
Statements  should be read in conjunction with the TrustCo Bank Corp NY year-end
Consolidated  Financial Statements,  including notes thereto, which are included
in TrustCo Bank Corp NY's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-K.

<TABLE>


2.       Earnings Per Share
A  reconciliation  of the  component  parts of earnings  per share for the three
month and nine month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 follows:
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Weighted Average Shares
    (In thousands,                                          Net                Outstanding             Per Share
    except per share data)                                 Income                                       Amounts
                                                      ----------------- -------------------------- -------------------
    For the quarter ended September 30, 1998:

    Basic EPS:
       Net income available to
<S>                                                            <C>                         <C>                  <C>  
       common shareholders..............                        $9,209                     26,774               $0.34
    Effect of Dilutive Securities:
       Stock options.............................               ------                      1,139             -------
                                                      ----------------- -------------------------- -------------------
    Diluted EPS                                                 $9,209                     27,913               $0.33
                                                      ================= ========================== ===================

    For nine months ended September 30, 1998:

    Basic EPS:
       Net income available to
       common shareholders..............                       $26,253                     26,820               $0.98
    Effect of Dilutive Securities:
       Stock options.............................              -------                      1,113             -------
                                                      ----------------- -------------------------- -------------------
    Diluted EPS                                                $26,253                     27,933               $0.94
                                                      ================= ========================== ===================

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<CAPTION>


Per share data has been adjusted for the 15% stock split  declared in August
1998.
                                                                         Weighted Average Shares
    (In thousands,                                          Net                Outstanding             Per Share
    except per share data)                                 Income                                       Amounts
                                                      ----------------- -------------------------- -------------------
    For the quarter ended September 30, 1997:

    Basic EPS:
       Net income available to
<S>                                                            <C>                         <C>                  <C>  
       common shareholders..............                        $8,483                     26,983               $0.31
    Effect of Dilutive Securities:
       Stock options.............................              -------                        925             -------
                                                      ----------------- -------------------------- -------------------
    Diluted EPS                                                 $8,483                     27,908               $0.30
                                                      ================= ========================== ===================

    For the nine months ended September 30, 1997:

    Basic EPS:
       Net income available to
       common shareholders..............                       $23,929                     27,019               $0.89
    Effect of Dilutive Securities:
       Stock options.............................              -------                        785             -------
                                                      ================= ========================== ===================
    Diluted EPS                                                $23,929                     27,804               $0.86
                                                      ================= ========================== ===================

    Per share data has been adjusted for the 15% stock split  declared in August
1998.
</TABLE>


3.      Comprehensive Income
On January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," (Statement 130).
This Statement  establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive
income and its components. Comprehensive income includes the reported net income
of a company  adjusted  for items  that are  currently  accounted  for as direct
entries to equity, such as the mark to market adjustment on securities available
for sale, foreign currency items and minimum pension liability  adjustments.  At
the Company, comprehensive income represents net income plus other comprehensive
income,  which  consists  of the net  change  in  unrealized  gains or losses on
securities  available for sale for the period.  Accumulated other  comprehensive
income represents the net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for
sale as of the balance sheet dates.

Comprehensive  income for the three month  period ended  September  30, 1998 and
1997  was  $8,946,000  and   $12,924,000   respectively,   and  $30,390,000  and
$31,132,000  for the nine  month  period  ended  September  30,  1998 and  1997,
respectively.  The following  summarizes the  components of other  comprehensive
income:
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<TABLE>

    Other Comprehensive Income                                                   (dollars in thousands)
                                                                             Three months ended September 30
    Unrealized gains on securities:                                                  1998         1997
    <CAPTION>
                                                                                -----------------------

    Unrealized  holding  gain/(loss)  arising during period, net of tax (pre-tax
    loss of $311 for 1998 and pre-tax gain of $7,489 for
<S>                                                                                 <C>          <C>           
    1997)                                                                           $(183)       4,429
    Reclassification adjustment for net gain/(loss) realized in net
    income during period, net of tax (pre-tax gain of $135 for 1998
    and pre-tax loss of $19 for 1997)
                                                                                       80          (12)
                                                                                -----------------------
    Other comprehensive income                                                      $(263)       4,441
                                                                                =======================

                                                                             Nine months ended September 30
    Unrealized gains on securities:                                                  1998         1997
                                                                                -----------------------
    Unrealized  holding gains arising during period,  net of tax (pre-tax amount
    of $7,265 for 1998 and $11,302 for 1997)
                                                                                   $4,297        6,724
    Reclassification  adjustment  for net  gain/(loss)  realized  in net  income
    during period, net of tax (pre-tax gain of $271 for 1998 and pre-tax loss of
    $809 for 1997)
                                                                                      160         (479)
                                                                                ------------------------
    Other comprehensive income                                                     $4,137        7,203
                                                                                ========================
</TABLE>


4.      Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February  1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (FASB)  issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 132,  "Employers'  Disclosures
about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits," (Statement 132), which amends
the disclosure  requirements of Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No.
87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," (Statement 87), Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards  No.  88,  "Employers'   Accounting  for  Settlements  and
Curtailments of Defined  Benefit  Pension Plans and for  Termination  Benefits,"
(Statement  88),  and  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 106,
"Employers'  Accounting  for  Postretirement   Benefits  Other  Than  Pensions,"
(Statement  106).  Statement 132  standardizes  the disclosure  requirements  of
Statement  87 and  Statement  106 to the extent  practicable  and  recommends  a
parallel   format  for   presenting   information   about   pensions  and  other
postretirement  benefits.  This  Statement  is  applicable  to all  entities and
addresses  disclosure only. The Statement does not change any of the measurement
or  recognition  provisions  provided  for in  Statements  87,  88, or 106.  The
Statement  is  effective  for fiscal years  beginning  after  December 15, 1997.
Management  anticipates  providing the required  disclosures in the December 31,
1998 consolidated financial statements.

In June,1998,the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No133,
                                     -7-                           
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 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,"  (Statement
133),  which  establishes  accounting  and reporting  standards  for  derivative
instruments,   including  certain  derivative   instruments  embedded  in  other
contracts,  and for hedging  activities.  This  Statement is  effective  for all
fiscal  quarters of fiscal years  beginning  after June 15, 1999.  Management is
currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on the Company's  consolidated
financial statements.


















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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
TrustCo Bank Corp NY:

We have reviewed the  consolidated  statement of financial  condition of TrustCo
Bank Corp NY and  subsidiaries  (the Company) as of September 30, 1998,  and the
related  consolidated  statements  of income for the three  month and nine month
periods ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the  consolidated  statements of
cash flows for the nine month periods ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997.  These
consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible  for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be made to the consolidated  financial  statements referred to above for them to
be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have  previously  audited,  in accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing
standards,  the  consolidated  statement of financial  condition of TrustCo Bank
Corp NY and  subsidiaries  as of December 31, 1997 and the related  consolidated
statements of income,  changes in shareholders'  equity,  and cash flows for the
year then ended (not  presented  herein);  and in our report  dated  January 23,
1998,  we  expressed  an  unqualified  opinion on those  consolidated  financial
statements.  In our  opinion,  the  information  set  forth in the  accompanying
consolidated  statement of financial condition as of December 31, 1997 is fairly
stated, in all material respects,  in relation to the consolidated  statement of
financial condition from which it has been derived.




/s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- ------------------------------
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Albany, New York
October 9, 1998


                                -9-
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                              TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                               September 30, 1998

The review that follows focuses on the factors affecting the financial condition
and results of  operations  of TrustCo  Bank Corp NY  ("TrustCo"  or " Company")
during the three month and nine month  periods ended  September  30, 1998,  with
comparisons to 1997 as applicable.  Net interest  income and net interest margin
are  presented  on a fully  taxable  equivalent  basis in this  discussion.  The
consolidated interim financial statements and related notes, as well as the 1997
Annual Report to  Shareholders  should be read in conjunction  with this review.
Amounts  in  prior  period   consolidated   interim  financial   statements  are
reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current period's presentation.
Per share results have been adjusted for the 15% stock split  declared in August
1998.

Forward-looking Statements
Statements  included  in this review and in future  filings by TrustCo  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  in TrustCo's press  releases,  and in oral
statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer,  which are
not historical or current facts, are "forward-looking  statements" made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results  to differ  materially  from  historical  earnings  and those  presently
anticipated or projected.  TrustCo wishes to caution  readers not to place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
made. The following important factors, among others, in some cases have affected
and in the  future  could  affect  TrustCo's  actual  results,  and could  cause
TrustCo's actual financial  performance to differ materially from that expressed
in any forward-looking  statement:  (1) credit risk, (2) interest rate risk, (3)
competition,  (4)  certain  vendors of critical  systems or services  failing to
comply  with  Year  2000  programming  issues,  (5)  changes  in the  regulatory
environment,  and (6)  changes in general  business  and  economic  trends.  The
foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive,  and the Company disclaims
any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking  statements to reflect
events or  circumstances  after the date of such  statements,  or to reflect the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Following this discussion is the table "Distribution of Assets,  Liabilities and
Shareholders'  Equity:  Interest Rates and Interest  Differential" which gives a
detailed  breakdown of TrustCo's  average  interest  earning assets and interest
bearing  liabilities  for the three months and nine months ended  September  30,
1998 and 1997.

Overview
TrustCo recorded net income of $9.2 million, or $0.33 diluted earnings per share
for the three month period ended  September  30, 1998, as compared to net income
of $8.5 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.30 for the same time period
in 1997.  For the nine months ended  September  30, 1998,  TrustCo  recorded net
income of $26.3  million or $0.94 diluted  earnings per share  compared to $23.9
million and $0.86 diluted earnings per share in the comparable period in 1997.

The primary factors accounting for the year to date increase in net income are:
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A 6% increase in the average earning assets to $2.3 billion,  A
360  thousand  reduction in the  provision  for loan losses to $3.4 million, and
An increase in noninterest  income  (excluding the effect of net
gains/losses  on  securities  transactions)  of $1.9  million to $14.3 million.


These increases to net income were partially offset by:

Reduction in the net interest margin to 3.82% for 1998 compared to 4.04% for
1997,
An approximately  $680 thousand  increase in noninterest   expense  to  $34.6
million  in  1998,and
An approximately $570 thousand increase in income tax expense.

Asset/Liability Management
The Company strives to generate superior earnings  capabilities through a mix of
core  deposits,  funding a prudent mix of earning  assets.  This is, in its most
fundamental  form,  the  essence of  asset/liability  management.  Additionally,
TrustCo  attempts to maintain  adequate  liquidity and reduce the sensitivity of
net interest  income to changes in interest  rates to an acceptable  level while
enhancing profitability both on a short term and long term basis.

Earning Assets
The average  balance of interest  earning assets  increased by $148.7 million to
$2.4  billion  during the third  quarter of 1998  compared to 1997.  The average
yield on earning  assets was 7.56% in 1998's third quarter  compared to 7.97% in
1997.

For the nine month period ended  September  30, 1998,  average  interest-earning
assets increased by $141.8 million to $2.3 billion. The average yield on earning
assets was 7.66% in 1998 compared to 7.96% in 1997.

Included in the tables  "Distribution of Assets,  Liabilities and  Shareholders'
Equity:  Interest Rates and Interest  Differential"  is a detailed  breakdown of
TrustCo's average earning assets and interest bearing  liabilities for the three
month and nine month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.

Loans
During the third quarter of 1998,  the loan  portfolio  grew by $50.1 million to
$1.3 billion.  The average  yield on the portfolio  decreased 28 basis points to
8.43% for the third quarter of 1998 compared to 8.71% for 1997. This resulted in
total  interest  income of $27.8  million  for 1998 and $27.6  million for 1997.
During the quarter,  the  residential  mortgage  loan balances  increased  $85.1
million to $945.2  million  compared to $860.1  million for the third quarter of
1997. The other categories of loans all experienced decreases during the quarter
as a result of  increased  competition  and loan run off. The  residential  real
estate  loan is the  principal  product in the  TrustCo  lending  area.  Through
aggressive  pricing and low  closing  costs the Company has been able to attract
new  borrowers.  All loans are 
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held  in the  portfolio  and are  not  sold  into  the  secondary  markets.
Residential  real estate loans are originated by TrustCo  employees  through the
network of branch facilities, primarily in the upstate New York territory.

For the nine month period ended  September 30, 1998, the average  balance in the
loan  portfolio was $1.3 billion,  an increase of $57.3 million over the balance
for the comparable  period in 1997. The average yield  decreased 18 basis points
to 8.53% for the 1998  period  compared  to 8.71% for the  comparable  period in
1997.  The increase in the average  balances  more than offset the  reduction in
rates thereby  causing an increase in loan interest  income to $83.7 million for
the nine months of 1998.

Securities Available for Sale
During the third quarter of 1998,  the average  balance of securities  available
for sale were $601.6  million with a yield of 7.17%,  compared to $653.0 million
for the third  quarter  of 1997 with a yield of 7.66%.  The  combination  of the
decrease in average  balance and the reduction in the yields combined to cause a
decrease in interest  income on  securities  available  for sale of $1.7 million
between the third quarter of 1998 and 1997.

The nine month results  reflect the same  principal  trends as was noted for the
third quarter. The total average balance of securities available for sale during
the nine  months  of 1998 was  $595.7  million  with an  average  yield of 7.26%
compared to an average balance for 1997 of $626.7 million with a yield of 7.69%.

Reflected in both the third quarter and nine month results are reductions in the
average  balances  invested in securities  issued by the U.S.  Government or its
agencies that are "callable" by the agency. As interest rates in the market have
decreased,  these securities were called by the agency and consequently resulted
in TrustCo having additional funds in overnight  investments.  Through the third
quarter  there has been an  increase in the amount  invested in  mortgage-backed
securities.  These are pass through securities and are secured by the underlying
mortgage  loans and  government  guarantees.  With the types of  mortgage-backed
securities that TrustCo purchases, there is little credit risk in the portfolio.
Rather,  the risk  with  respect  to these  securities  rests  with the issue of
interest  rates.  As  interest  rates  in the  mortgage  markets  decrease,  the
underlying  loans  will  prepay  or  refinance  in  their  entirety.  Generally,
mortgage-backed securities provide cash flows over a longer time period to final
maturity than do callable securities.

Also  during  1998,  TrustCo  has  invested  in  asset-backed  securities.   The
underlying  collateral  for these  bonds are home  equity  loans and home equity
lines of credit. Virtually all of the bonds are insured and have an average life
of less than three years. All of the bonds are "AAA" rated by Standard and Poors
or Moody's.  At September 30, 1998,  the Company had invested  $126.8 million in
asset-backed securities.

Federal Funds
During the third  quarter of 1998 the average  balance of federal funds sold was
$458.6  million with a yield of 5.57%,  compared to the average  balance for the
three month period ended  September  30, 1997 of $308.6  million with an average
yield of 5.61%. The $150.0 
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million  increase in the average  balance,  offset bythe 4 basis points decrease
in the average  yield,  resulted in total  interestincome on federal  funds sold
of $6.4 million for 1998  compared to $4.4 million for 1997.

During the nine month period  ended  September  30, 1998 the average  balance of
federal  funds was $429.3  million with a yield of 5.56%  compared to an average
balance of $313.9 million in 1997 with an average yield of 5.51%.

The federal funds portfolio is utilized to generate  additional  interest income
and liquidity as funds are waiting to be deployed  into the loan and  securities
portfolios. As noted in the Securities Available for Sale section there has been
a relatively large amount of  unanticipated  prepayments due to the low interest
rates in the market during 1998.  Due to the  relatively low rates in the market
place and the desire to record  loans in an orderly  fashion  as  compared  to a
wholesale  loan purchase  program,  these funds have not been  redeployed in the
loan or securities portfolio as of September 30, 1998.

The rate earned on the federal funds  portfolio is a function of the target rate
as established by the Federal Reserve Bank. Late in September 1998, and again in
mid- October  1998,  the target rate for federal funds was decreased by 25 basis
points from 5.50% to 5.00% after the October  change.  This will have the effect
for the fourth  quarter and  thereafter of reducing the interest  income on this
portfolio. Likewise, the Federal Reserve Bank rate changes also caused the prime
rate to drop by a total of 50 basis  points.  The impact of that rate  reduction
will occur  beginning in the fourth quarter of 1998.  TrustCo has taken steps to
reduce the interest rates paid on deposits in response to these changes. Further
reduction  in the net  interest  margin  can be  anticipated  as a result of the
actions described above.

Funding Opportunities
TrustCo utilizes various funding sources to support its earning asset portfolio.
The vast  majority  of the  Company's  funding  comes from  traditional  deposit
vehicles such as savings,  interest-bearing  checking and time deposit accounts.
Also, TrustCo developed a Short-Term Investment Account, which was introduced in
1995 exclusively for customers of the Trust Department.

During the quarter, total interest-bearing liabilities increased to $2.1 billion
from $2.0 billion for 1997. The rate paid on total interest-bearing  liabilities
was 4.30% for the third quarter of 1998, 9 basis points less than the 4.39% rate
paid for 1997.  Total  interest  expense for the third  quarter  increased  $771
thousand to $22.8 million for 1998 compared to $22.0 million for 1997. Growth of
the TrustCo Short Term Investment  account,  interest-bearing  checking and time
deposits  were  the  principal  reasons  for the  increase  in  interest-bearing
liabilities during the quarter.

Similar  growth in  interest-bearing  liabilities  was noted for the nine  month
period as was discussed for the quarter.  The overall growth in interest-bearing
liabilities  during the nine month  period ended  September  30, 1998 was $102.1
million  compared  to the  comparable  period in 1997.  Total  interest  expense
increased  by $2.7 million due to the  increase in

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average  balances  during the nine month period offset by a reduction of 4 basis
points in the overall rate paid.

Growth in the interest-bearing liabilities resulted from successful marketing of
the Company's products along with the impact of the new branch openings.


Net Interest Income
Taxable  equivalent net interest income decreased by approximately $250 thousand
during the third quarter of 1998 compared to 1997. On a year to date basis,  the
taxable  equivalent  net interest  income was $66.9 million for 1998 compared to
$66.5 million for 1997, an increase of approximately $450 thousand.

Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming  assets  include  nonperforming  loans  which are those loans in a
nonaccrual status, loans that have been restructured, and loans past due 90 days
or more and still accruing interest. Also included in the total of nonperforming
assets are  foreclosed  real estate  properties  which are  categorized  as real
estate owned.

Impaired loans are defined as those  commercial and commercial real estate loans
in a nonaccrual status, and loans restructured since January 1, 1995, when newly
effective  accounting  standards  required the  identification,  measurement and
reporting of impaired  loans.  The  following  will  describe the  nonperforming
assets of TrustCo as of September 30, 1998.

Nonperforming  loans: Total  nonperforming loans were $10.4 million at September
30, 1998, a decrease from the $ 11.0 million of nonperforming  loans at June 30,
1998 and down also from the $10.5  million at  September  30,  1997.  Nonaccrual
loans were $6.2  million  at  September  30,  1998 down  slightly  from the $6.4
million at June 30, 1998 and up from the $6.0  million at  September  30,  1997.
Restructured  loans were $3.6  million at  September  30, 1998  compared to $3.8
million at June 30, 1998 and $3.5 million at September 30, 1997.

Of the $10.4  million of  nonperforming  loans at September 30, 1998 all but $19
thousand are  residential  real estate or retail  consumer loans. In prior years
the vast majority of nonperforming loans were concentrated in the commercial and
commercial  real  estate  portfolios.  There  has been a  dramatic  shifting  of
nonperforming  loans to the  residential  real estate and retail  consumer  loan
portfolio for several factors, including:

The  overall emphasis  within TrustCo for  residential  real estateoriginations,
The relatively weak economic environment in the upstate New York  territory,
and
The reduction in real estate values in TrustCo's market area that has occurred 
since the middle of the 1990's,  thereby  causing a reduction in the collateral
that supports the real estate loans.
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Consumer  defaults and bankruptcies  have increased  dramatically  over the last
several  years and this has lead to an increase  in  defaults on loans.  TrustCo
strives to identify borrowers that are experiencing  financial  difficulties and
to work aggressively with them so as to minimize losses or exposures.

At September 30, 1998,  there was $19 thousand of commercial and commercial real
estate  impaired  loans.  Total  impaired  loans at  September  30, 1998 of $3.8
million,  consisted principally of restructured retail loans. Of the total $10.4
million of  nonperforming  loans at quarter end  September  30,  1998,  only the
commercial and commercial real estate loans and restructured  retail loans which
totaled $3.8 million are considered by management to be impaired.

During  the  first  nine  months of 1998,  there  have  been  $953  thousand  of
commercial loan charge offs, $736 thousand of consumer loan charge offs and $3.1
million of mortgage  loan charge offs.  Recoveries  during the nine month period
have been $2.3 million in 1998.

Real estate owned: Total real estate owned of $5.7 million at September 30, 1998
decreased by $1.8 million  between June 30, 1998 and  September  30, 1998.  This
decrease of $1.8 million during the third quarter of 1998 was due to the sale of
a commercial real estate property.

Allowance  for loan  losses:  The  balance of the  allowance  for loan losses is
maintained at a level that is , in management's judgment,  representative of the
amount of the risk  inherent  in the loan  portfolio,  given  past,  present and
expected future conditions.

At September 30, 1998,  the allowance for loan losses was $54.3  million,  which
represents a slight decrease from the $54.7 million in the allowance at June 30,
1998. The allowance  represents  4.11% of the loan portfolio as of September 30,
1998,  down slightly  from the 4.12% as of September 30, 1997.  The year to date
provision charged to expense was $3.4 million compared to $3.7 million for 1997.
The  deteriorating  economic  trends that have been prevalent in the Upstate New
York area have  subsided  slightly  during the third  quarter  of 1998,  thereby
causing a reduction in the  provision for loan losses for both the third quarter
and year to date 1998 compared to 1997.

In deciding on the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management reviews
the current  nonperforming loan portfolio as well as loans that are past due and
not yet categorized as nonperforming for reporting  purposes.  Also, there are a
number of other factors that are taken into consideration, includ
The magnitude and nature of the recent loan charge offs and the movement
of charge  offs to the  residential  real  estate loan portfolio,

The growth in the loan portfolio and the implication that has in relation to the
economic  climate in the  bank's  business territory,
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Changes in underwriting standards in the competitive environment that
 TrustCo operates in,

 Significant growth in the level of losses associated  with bankruptcies and the
 time period needed to foreclose, secure and dispose of collateral, and

 The relatively weak economic environment in the upstate New York territory
 combined with declining  real estate prices makes it more difficult for
 consumers to refinance their debts.

Consumer  bankruptcies and defaults in general have risen  significantly  during
the 1990's.  This trend appears to be continuing as a result of economic  strife
and the relative ease of access by consumers to additional credit. Job growth in
the upstate New York area has been modest to declining and there continues to be
a shifting of higher paying jobs to lower paying service jobs.

Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity
TrustCo  seeks to obtain  favorable  sources of funding and to maintain  prudent
levels of liquid assets in order to satisfy varied liquidity demands.  TrustCo's
earnings  performance  and strong capital  position  enable the Company to raise
funds  easily in the  marketplace  and to secure  new  sources of  funding.  The
Company actively manages its liquidity  through target ratios  established under
its liquidity  policy.  Continual  monitoring of both historical and prospective
ratios  allows  TrustCo to employ  strategies  necessary  to  maintain  adequate
liquidity.  Management  has also defined  various  degrees of adverse  liquidity
situations,   which  could  potentially  occur,  and  has  prepared  appropriate
continuance plans should such a situation arise.

Noninterest Income
Total noninterest  income for the three months ended September 30, 1998 was $4.7
million an increase of $389 thousand over the comparable  period in 1997. During
the 1998 period the  Company  recorded  net  securities  gains of $135  thousand
compared  to $19  thousand  of net  losses  for the  comparable  period in 1997.
Excluding these securities transactions,  noninterest income increased from $4.3
million in the third quarter of 1997 to $4.6 million in 1998.

Similar  results were also  recognized  for the nine months of 1998  compared to
1997.  Total  noninterest  income was $14.6  million for 1998  compared to $11.7
million for 1997.  Excluding net securities  transactions  the balances for 1998
and 1997 would have been $14.3 million and $12.5 million respectively.  Included
in the  year to date  1998  results  are $565  thousand  of  nonrecurring  gains
resulting from the sale of fixed assets.

Noninterest Expenses
Total  noninterest  expense for the third  quarter of 1998 was $ 11.8 million an
increase of $646 thousand  from $11.1 million in the third quarter of 1997.  For
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, total noninterest expense was
$34.6  million  and
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$33.9  million  respectively.  Increasing  operating  cost  associated  with new
branches  and Year 2000  programming  cost has been  offset by  savings in other
areas of the bank.  TrustCo has a continuing  program to reduce and control cost
at all  levels  within  the  organization  (see Year  2000  Update  for  further
discussion.)

Income Taxes
In the third quarter of 1998 and 1997,  TrustCo recognized income tax expense of
$4.7 million and $5.0 million  respectively.  This  resulted in an effective tax
rate of 33.6% for 1998 and 37.1% for 1997.  For the nine  months of 1998,  total
income tax expense was $14.8  million  compared to $14.2  million for 1997.  The
reduction in the effective tax rate for the third quarter 1998 was the result of
various tax strategies  that have been  implemented to reduce total tax expense.
These strategies are anticipated to benefit future periods to a similar extent.

Capital Resources
Consistent with its long term goal of operating a sound and profitable financial
organization,  TrustCo strives to maintain strong capital ratios.  New issues of
equity  securities  have  not been  required  since  traditionally,  most of its
capital  requirements are met through the capital retained in the Company (after
the dividends on the common stock).

Total shareholders'  equity at September 30, 1998 was $185.4 million an increase
of $6.6 million from the year end 1997 balance of $178.8 million.  The change in
the  shareholders'  equity between year-end 1997 and September 30, 1998 reflects
the net  income  retained  by TrustCo  and a $4.1  million  increase  in the net
unrealized  gain on  securities  available  for sale,  offset by a $5.4  million
increase in the amount of Treasury stock.
<TABLE>

TrustCo  declared  dividends of $0.717 per share during the first nine months of
1998 compared to $0.624 in 1997.  These  resulted in a dividend  payout ratio of
73.2% in 1998 and 70.3% in 1997.  The Company  achieved  the  following  capital
ratios as of September 30, 1998 and 1997:
<CAPTION>

                                           September 30,  Minimum Regulatory
                                        1998        1997     Guidelines
                                   --------------------------------------------
        Tier 1 risk adjusted
<S>                                    <C>          <C>          <C> 
                 capital               12.49%       13.52        4.00

        Total risk adjusted
                 capital               13.77        14.81        8.00

</TABLE>

In addition,  at September 30, 1998 and 1997, the  consolidated  equity to asset
ratio (excluding the mark to market adjustment on securities available for sale)
was 6.70% and 6.99%, respectively.
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 Year 2000 Update

General:

Management believes that TrustCo's  company-wide Year 2000 project is proceeding
on schedule.  The Year 2000 project is addressing the issue of computer programs
and embedded  computer chips being unable to  distinguish  between the year 1900
and 2000. TrustCo operates its principal financial accounting and record keeping
systems using software purchased from Alltel. Beginning in 1995, TrustCo began a
project to upgrade this  software to the most current  release  available and to
work with  Alltel to make the  appropriate  changes so as to be ready to process
Year 2000 transactions.  A timetable was established for these upgrades to occur
which would culminate in the  installation of a final set of upgrades that would
be Year 2000 ready programs.  Since 1995, TrustCo has worked closely with Alltel
to insure that they are making the appropriate  remediation  efforts required to
have their  programs  Year 2000 ready.  While  these  activities  were  ongoing,
TrustCo directed its efforts to installing the required  upgrades and making the
other  changes  so as to be  positioned  to handle the Year 2000  programs  from
Alltel once they were completed.

In  addition to the Alltel  programs,  there are a limited  number of  mainframe
application  programs that were  purchased  from Kirchman  Corporation.  TrustCo
worked  directly  with the  technical  support staff at Kirchman to evaluate the
programs  for  any  program   changes  to  accommodate   Year  2000   processing
requirements. In light of the program structure and the fact that these programs
already utilize the full century date in their processing, it is not anticipated
that there will be any  difficulties  with these  programs  accepting  Year 2000
data.

Throughout the organization,  TrustCo utilizes other computer systems to process
various activities.  Some of the functionality provided by these systems is of a
routine  nature and is not critical to the  operations of TrustCo.  The critical
non-mainframe  applications are the ATM application,  which runs on an IBM AS400
system,  Trust Accounting,  which runs on an Alpha system from Digital Equipment
Corporation   (DEC),  and  Accounting  and  Payroll,   which  are  server  based
applications.

The Year 2000 project also addresses the increasing  speculation regarding short
and long-term  unavailability of certain consumer goods, which may prompt people
to  accumulate or hoard cash in  quantities  sufficient  to meet their  personal
needs for a period of time. The Year 2000 project addresses  potential  customer
fears by establishing procedures to provide for any extreme demand for cash.

Mainframe Operations:

Alltel software

The vast majority of all  transactions  processed by TrustCo are done  utilizing
Alltel


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  software.  Beginning  in  1995,  the  Company  inventoried  all  of  the
applications  that are  processed on the mainframe  and  identified  the program
release  that  TrustCo  needed  to  operate  in order to be Year 2000  ready.  A
schedule was developed and outside  consulting  resources were engaged to assist
the in-house  programming  staff to have all  applications  operating  Year 2000
ready  programs by  mid-1998.  That  schedule has been  accomplished  and, as of
September 30, 1998, all Alltel Year 2000 ready programs have been installed.

Kirchman programs

TrustCo  utilizes  three  programs  purchased  from Kirchman that operate on the
mainframe  computer.   The  TrustCo  in-house   programming  staff  and  outside
consultants  have reviewed  these  programs and have concluded that the programs
are currently  Year 2000 ready.  Testing is being  developed to insure that this
conclusion is correct.

IBM operating system

The IBM operating system also required an upgrade to a new version of the system
to insure that it would also be Year 2000 ready.  This software was obtained and
has  subsequently  been  installed.  Testing  of  this  upgrade  will be done in
conjunction with the other mainframe testing.

ATM application

A second  system,  identical  to the  system  in  place  being  used  for  daily
production,  has been installed for Year 2000 testing.  The system  software for
the  platform  has been  upgraded to IBM's Year 2000  release.  The  application
software  for both  TrustCo and  non-TrustCo  ATM  transactions  is in the final
stages of compatibility testing.  Future date testing will be performed prior to
year-end 1998.

Trust Accounting

A second  system,  identical  to the  system  in  place  being  used  for  daily
production,  has been  installed  for Year 2000 testing.  The  operating  system
software has been upgraded to DEC's Year 2000 release.  The application software
has been  upgraded to the vendor's  Year 2000  release,  and future date testing
will be performed during the fourth quarter of 1998.

Non-information Technology

In addition to computer systems utilized for information technology,  TrustCo is
also  dependent  upon  certain  computerized   operations  for  such  things  as
electrical  services,  heating  and  communications.  As part of the  Year  2000
project,  TrustCo has taken  steps to evaluate  the  magnitude  of the  computer
dependency  of these systems and the  potential  disruption  of services  should
these systems fail.
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Third party vendors that support these systems have been contacted and are being
monitored by TrustCo in relationship to their Year 2000 implementation plan.

Personal Computers:

TrustCo reviewed all programs and  departmental  functions that utilize personal
computers.  This  inventory  was then  prioritized  and critical  programs  were
identified that needed to be Year 2000 ready.  Each of the critical programs has
been rewritten or new software installed so that they are Year 2000 ready.

Testing:

To insure that each of the systems that TrustCo operates will be Year 2000 ready
a testing plan has been  developed.  To assist in testing  TrustCo has purchased
redundant equipment for all of the hardware. This will facilitate extended hours
for testing  and will  insure  that none of the  testing  will in any way affect
production  programs.  As part of the test plan,  TrustCo has identified several
dates that need to be tested.  These include  year-end 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001
and other critical dates during 1999 and 2000.

Detailed  test  scripts  have been  developed  to insure that once the  computer
clocks have been rolled  forward to the test dates,  specific  transactions  and
processes are performed to insure operational integrity. Data aging software has
also been  obtained that will assist in  identifying  all of the date fields and
warping them to the future date as required for the test.

The test plan requires  each  application  to be tested on a  stand-alone  basis
initially to insure that it is operational in current date mode and will support
production.  Once that is completed,  the plan calls for each  application to be
tested in future date mode on a stand-alone  basis. The test plan is designed to
help identify and isolate problems if any exist in future date mode testing. The
individual  application  testing will then lead to entity wide testing in future
date mode to insure that all of the applications function properly in the future
date environment.

The  detailed  test plan  covers all  aspects  of  TrustCo=s  operations  on the
mainframe as well as all other mission-critical platforms.

Customer Evaluations:

TrustCo has completed a review of its  significant  customer  relationships  and
their dependency on computerized systems. In addition,  significant new customer
relationships  will also be subject to this evaluation.  TrustCo has established
an ongoing assessment as part of the credit granting and review process.
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Vendor Monitoring:

In addition  to the main  application  software  vendors,  TrustCo has  numerous
interfaces  and data  exchanges  with third  parties  and  vendors.  Each of the
critical  interfaces  and vendors have been  contacted to insure that their Year
2000 plans are adequate and will meet the timetables  required by TrustCo.  When
such plans are not  provided or do not  adequately  address  Year 2000  concerns
alternative vendors or data exchange methods have been identified.

These  interfaces  and data  exchanges  with third  parties  and  vendors  occur
utilizing  numerous  types of programs  and  computer  systems.  Their Year 2000
projects  require them to be compliant in accordance  with  timetables  that are
acceptable  to TrustCo and in accordance  with  guidelines  established  by bank
regulators.  Due to the number of such interfaces, and data exchanges with third
parties  and  vendors,  there is a risk that some may not meet their  schedules.
TrustCo is monitoring these  activities and will take appropriate  action should
the need arise.

Contingency Planning:

All of the mainframe  application software is currently  operational on software
that the vendors have identified as being Year 2000 ready.  Likewise, all of the
critical PC programs  have been updated or rewritten to be Year 2000 ready.  The
next phase of the project is to execute the future date testing  plans to insure
that  all  the  remediated   programs  function  properly  in  the  future  date
environment.  As problems are identified,  the affected programming code will be
reworked and if needed replaced.

The  contingency  plan that has been developed is to insure that all the testing
and remediation  efforts are completed so as to provide  adequate time for final
corrections  to software prior to Year 2000.  Plans are also being  developed to
identify and plan for  unanticipated  disruption  of services  post Year 2000 on
short,  intermediate and long term horizons.  These plans include timetables for
moving  operations to disaster  recovery sites,  the  availability of additional
programming  staff during the critical  time periods and back up for program and
data files.  Initial plans will be developed  prior to year-end 1998 and will be
updated continuously.

Cost:

The total  cost  associated  with  required  modifications  to become  Year 2000
compliant is not expected to be material to the Company's financial  statements.
Most of the costs associated with this project are for programming services paid
to third party consultants. Internal costs have not been captured since they are
relatively  fixed costs and are
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simply a reallocation of existing resources to this project. Costs paid to third
party vendors during the Year 2000 project are for the following services:

?  Installation of upgrades to software so as to utilize the most recent version
   released by the vendor,

?  Applying the Year 2000 code,

?  Applying custom code that is utilized by TrustCo in its operations, and
?  Providing production support to the Company as these upgrades are being
   installed.

The cost of applying the Year 2000 remediation code to the upgraded  programs is
not  separately  determinable  from the  other  services  that the  third  party
consultants have been providing.  The professional service cost for the services
noted  above is  estimated  to be  approximately  $2  million  for the Year 2000
project.  Through September 30, 1998  approximately 60% of these costs have been
expensed.

Risk:

The  failure  to  correct  a  material  Year  2000  problem  could  result in an
interruption  in,  or a  failure  of,  certain  normal  business  activities  or
operations.  Such failures could  materially and adversely  affect the Company's
results of  operations,  liquidity and financial  condition.  Due to the general
uncertainty  inherent  in the Year  2000  problem,  resulting  in part  from the
uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of third party data exchange partners and
vendors,   the  Company  is  unable  to  determine  at  this  time  whether  the
consequences  of Year 2000 failures will have a material impact on the Company's
results of operations,  liquidity or financial condition.  The Year 2000 project
is expected to significantly reduce the Company's level of uncertainty about the
Year 2000  problem  and,  in  particular,  about the Year  2000  compliance  and
readiness of its material  third party data exchange  partners and vendors.  The
Company believes that, with the  implementation  of the modifications of all the
software and the  monitoring of third party data  exchange  partners and vendors
that the possibility of significant interruptions of normal operations should be
reduced.

The most likely  worst case  scenario is that the testing  phase of the software
modifications  will not be completed by the  scheduled  timetable.  Management's
plan is for testing to be  substantially  completed by year-end 1998. This worst
case scenario could increase the overall cost of the Year 2000 project; however,
management  believes  that this  scenario is not  probable  and if the  scenario
should occur, that the impact of these additional costs would not be material to
the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements contained in the Year 2000
update should be read in conjunction  with the Company's  disclosures  under the
heading "Forward-looking  Statements" dealing with cautionary statements for the
purpose of the ASafe  harbor@  provisions of the Private  Securities  Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 on page 10.

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                                                                       TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                                              Management's Discussion and Analysis
                                                                      STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE

                                               I. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY;
                                                             INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

                                        The following table summarizes the component distribution of average balance
                                      heet, related interest income and expense and the average annualized yields on
                                      nterest-earning assets and annualized rates on interest-bearing libilities of the
                                      egistrant and the Bank (adjusted for tax equivalency) for each of the reported periods.
                                      onaccrual loans are included in loans for this analysis.  The average balances of sec-
                                      rities available for sale is calculated using amortized costs for these securities.
                                      ncluded in the balance of shareholders' equity is unrealized appreciation, net of tax,
                                      n the available for sale portfolio of $18.5 million in 1998 and $9.9 million in 1997.
                                      The subtotals contained in the following table are the arithmetic totals of the items
                                      ontained in that category.
<CAPTION>

                                               Third Quarter             Third  Quarter
                                                     1998                     1997
                                      
                                         Average          Average  Average           Average Change in   Variance   Variance
(dollars in thousands)                   Balance Interest  Rate    Balance  Interest  Rate    Interest    Balance     Rate
                                                                                              Income/     Change     Change
               Assets                                                                         Expense
<S>                                    <C>       <C>      <C>   <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
Commercial loans......................$  190,718 $ 4,468   9.35% $  200,658 $ 4,791   9.53%     (323)     (234)       (89)
Residential mortgage loans............   945,168  18,944   8.02%    860,082  17,708   8.24%    1,236     3,938     (2,702)
Home equity lines of credit ..........   154,610   3,561   9.14%    176,315   4,185   9.42%     (624)     (503)      (121)
Installment loans.....................    26,022     816  12.44%     29,324     940  12.72%     (124)     (104)       (20)
                                        --------  ------           --------  ------            -----     -----      -----
Loans, net of unearned income......... 1,316,518  27,789   8.43%  1,266,379  27,624   8.71%      165     3,097     (2,932)

Securities available for sale:
 U.S. Treasuries and agencies.........   180,008   3,341   7.42%    344,801   6,705   7.78%   (3,364)   (3,071)      (293)
 Mortgage-backed securities...........   181,620   3,175   6.99%    168,422   3,141   7.46%       34       893       (859)
 States and political subdivisions....   111,175   2,248   8.09%    107,313   2,178   8.12%       70       120        (50)
 Other ...............................   128,783   2,015   6.25%     32,443     477   5.87%    1,538     1,504         34
                                        --------  ------          ---------  ------            -----     -----      -----
   Total securities available for sale   601,586  10,779   7.17%    652,979  12,501   7.66%   (1,722)     (554)     (1,168)

Federal funds sold....................   458,598   6,439   5.57%    308,609   4,360   5.61%    2,079     2,266       (187)
                                        --------  ------          ---------  ------            -----     -----      -----
  Total Interest earning assets....... 2,376,702  45,007   7.56%  2,227,967  44,485   7.97%      522     4,809     (4,287)
Allowance for loan losses.............   (55,190) ------            (53,201) ------            -----     -----      -----
Cash and non-interest earning assets..   146,257                    148,777
                                        --------                  ---------
  Total assets.......................$ 2,467,769                 $2,323,543
                                        ========                  =========
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Deposits:
   Interest-bearing checking.........$   246,610     959   1.54% $  234,323 $   910   1.54%       49        49        ---
   Money market accounts..............    56,549     417   2.93%     58,574     433   2.93%      (16)      (16)       ---
 Savings..............................   663,959   5,319   3.18%    662,540   5,734   3.43%     (415)       84       (499)
 CD's over $100 thousand..............   132,814   1,920   5.74%    103,427   1,531   5.87%      389       619       (230)
 Other time deposits..................   850,101  12,332   5.76%    814,891  11,997   5.84%      335     1,291       (956)
                                        --------  ------          ---------  ------            -----     -----      -----
  Total time deposits................. 1,950,033  20,947   4.26%  1,873,755  20,605   4.36%      342     2,027     (1,685)
Short-term borrowings.................   153,862   1,858   4.79%    118,125   1,429   4.80%      429       443        (14)
                                        --------  ------          ---------  ------            -----     -----      -----
  Total interest-bearing liabilities.. 2,103,895  22,805   4.30%  1,991,880  22,034   4.39%      771     2,470      (1699)
Demand deposits.......................   141,884  ------            123,585  ------            -----     -----      -----
Other liabilities.....................    39,331                     38,237
Shareholders' equity..................   182,659                    169,841
                                        --------                  ---------
  Total liab. & shareholder's equity.$ 2,467,769                 $2,323,543   
                                        ========                  =========
Net interest income...................            22,202                     22,451            (249)     2,339     (2588)
                                                  ------                     ------            -----     -----     -----
Net interest spread...................                     3.26%                      3.58%
 
Net interest margin (net interest
 income to total interest earning
   assets)............................                     3.75%                      4.05%

Tax equivalent adjustment                            833                        839
                                                  ------                     ------
   Net interest income per book.......            21,369                    $21,612
                                                  ======                     ======
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                                                                     TrustCo Bank Corp NY
                                                             Management's Discussion and Analysis
                                                                    STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE
 
                                                I. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY;
                                                            INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

                                         The following table summarizes the component distribution of average balance
                                      sheet, related interest income and expense and the average annualized yields on
                                      interest-earning assets and annualized rates on interest-bearing libilities of the
                                      Registrant and the Bank (adjusted for tax equivalency) for each of the reported periods.
                                      Nonaccrual loans are included in loans for this analysis.  The average balances of sec-
                                      urities available for sale is calculated using amortized costs for these securities.
                                      Included in the balance of shareholders' equity is unrealized appreciation, net of tax,
                                      in the available for sale portfolio of $16.1 million in 1998 and $6.5 million in 1997.
                                      The subtotals contained in the following table are the arithmetic totals of the items
                                      contained in that category.
<CAPTION>

                                                Nine Months                 Nine Months
                                                   1998                       1997
                                                  
                                        Average           Average   Average            Average  Change in  Variance Variance
(dollars in thousands)                  Balance Interest   Rate     Balance Interest    Rate     Interest   Balance   Rate
                                                                                                  Income/    Change  Change
               Assets                                                                             Expense
<S>                                    <C>      <C>       <C>   <C>         <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>
Commercial loans.....................$   190,546 13,535    9.48%$   207,863 $ 14,709    9.44%   (1,174)   (1,266)      92
Residential mortgage loans.............  928,909 56,273    8.08%    833,117   51,554    8.25%    4,719     6,434   (1,715)
Home equity lines of credit ...........  162,035 11,322    9.34%    179,979   12,551    9.32%   (1,229)   (1,270)      41
Installment loans......................   26,681  2,535   12.70%     29,921    2,890   12.90%     (355)     (310)     (45)
                                       --------- ------             -------  -------             -----     -----    -----
Loans, net of unearned income......... 1,308,171 83,665    8.53%  1,250,880   81,704    8.71%    1,961     3,588    (1,627)
Securities available for sale:
 U.S. Treasuries and agencies.........   216,779 12,268    7.55%    372,161   21,771    7.80%   (9,503)   (8,815)    (688)
 Mortgage-backed securities...........   175,125  9,047    6.89%    121,856    6,919    7.57%    2,128     3,144   (1,016)
 States and political subdivisions....   110,646  6,733    8.11%     99,111    6,021    8.10%      712       701       11
 Other ...............................    93,150  4,368    6.25%     33,543    1,416    5.63%    2,952     2,780      172
                                       --------- ------             -------  -------             -----     -----    -----
   Total securities available for sale.  595,700 32,416    7.26%    626,671   36,127    7.69%   (3,711)   (2,190)  (1,521)

Federal funds sold....................   429,315 17,857    5.56%    313,850   12,937    5.51%    4,920     4,802      118
                                       --------- ------             -------  -------             -----     -----    -----
  Total Interest earning assets....... 2,333,186133,938    7.66%  2,191,401  130,768    7.96%    3,170     6,200   (3,030)
Allowance for loan losses.............   (55,206)------             (52,940) -------             -----     -----    -----
Cash and non-interest earning assets...  149,442                    150,638
                                       ---------                  ---------
  Total assets.......................$ 2,427,422                $ 2,289,099
                                       =========                  =========
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Deposits:
   Interest-bearing checking.........$   243,213  2,804    1.54%$   234,058    2,694    1.54%      110       110      ---
   Money market accounts..............    57,057  1,249    2.93%     59,768    1,310    2.93%      (61)      (61)     ---
 Savings..............................   658,164 15,662    3.18%    661,217   16,985    3.43%   (1,323)      (78)  (1,245)
 CD's over $100 thousand..............   125,885  5,392    5.73%     98,524    4,268    5.79%    1,124     1,202      (78)
 Other time deposits..................   840,953 36,582    5.82%    800,792   34,923    5.83%    1,659     1,804     (145)
                                       --------- ------             -------  -------             -----     -----    -----
  Total time deposits................. 1,925,272 61,689    4.28%  1,854,359   60,180    4.34%    1,509     2,977   (1,468)
Short-term borrowings.................   147,115  5,329    4.84%    115,887    4,119    4.75%    1,210     1,129       81
                                       --------- ------             -------  -------             -----     -----    -----
  Total interest-bearing liabilities.. 2,072,387 67,018    4.32%  1,970,246   64,299    4.36%    2,719     4,106   (1,387)
Demand deposits.......................   135,885 ------             118,413  -------             -----     -----    -----
Other liabilities.....................    41,063                     35,471
Shareholders' equity..................   178,087                    164,969
                                       ---------                  ---------
  Total liab. & shareholders' equity.$ 2,427,422                  2,289,099
                                       =========                  =========
Net interest income...................           66,920                       66,469               451     2,094   (1,643)
                                                 ------                      -------             -----     -----    -----
Net interest spread...................                     3.34%                        3.60%
 
Net interest margin (net interest
 income to total interest earning
   assets)............................                     3.82%                        4.04%

 Tax equivalent adjustment                        2,547                        2,364
                                                 ------                      -------
   Net interest income per book.......           64,373                     $ 64,105
                                                 ======                      =======
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  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

  There  have been no  material  changes  in the  Company's  interest  rate risk
  position since December 31, 1997.  Other types of market risk, such as foreign
  exchange rate risk and commodity  price risk do not arise in the normal course
  of the Company's business activities.





















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                                               SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.














                                                     TrustCo Bank Corp NY


  Date:  November 5, 1998             By:     /s/Robert A. McCormick
                                            ------------------------------------
                               Robert A. McCormick
                                  President and Chief Executive Officer


  Date:  November 5, 1998             By:     /s/Robert T. Cushing
                                            ------------------------------------
                              Robert T. Cushing
                              Vice President and Chief
                                Financial Officer







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                                                  Exhibits Index



  Reg S-K
  Exhibit No.    Description                                          Page No.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
 3(ii)a  Amended and Restated By-Laws of TrustCo                           28
         Bank Corp NY, dated August 18, 1998

 10(a)   Amendment  No.  1  to  Second  Restatement  of  Trustco  Bank     38
         Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated September 15, 1998

 10(b)   Amendment  No. 2 to  Restatement  of Trustco  Bank  Executive     41
         Officer Incentive Plan, dated September 15, 1998

 10(c)   Amendment  No.  3  to  Restated  Agreement  for  Supplemental     43
         Retirement Benefits for Robert A. McCormick,  dated September
         15, 1998












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                            BYLAWS OF Exhibit 3(ii)a
                              TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY

                         (a New York State Corporation)
                      (As Amended Through August 18, 1998)
              -----------------------------------------------------

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS


As used in these Bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

1.1  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation

1.2 "Business  Corporation Law" means the Business  Corporation Law of the State
of New York, as amended from time to time.

1.3 "Bylaws" means the initial Bylaws of the  Corporation,  as amended from time
to time.

1.4   "Certificate   of   Incorporation"   means  the  initial   certificate  of
incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, supplemented or restated from time
to time.

1.5.  "Corporation" means TrustCo Bank Corp NY.

1.6  "Directors" means directors of the Corporation.

1.7 "Entire  Board" means the total number of  directors  which the  Corporation
would have if there were no vacancies.

1.8  "Chief  Executive  Officer"  means  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the
corporation.

1.9 "Chairman" means chairman of the Board of the Corporation.

1.10 "President" means the President of the Corporation.

1.11 "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Corporation.

1.12 "Vice President" means the Vice President of the Corporation.
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                                    ARTICLE 2

                                  SHAREHOLDERS


2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS. Every meeting of shareholders shall be held at such place
within or without the State of New York as shall be  designated  by the Board of
Directors in the notice of such meeting or in the waiver of notice thereof.


2.2 ANNUAL  MEETING.  A meeting of  shareholders  shall be held annually for the
election of Directors and the  transaction of other business at such hour and on
such  business day as may be  determined  by the Board.  Written  notice of such
meeting, stating the place, date and hour thereof, shall be given, personally or
by mail,  not less than ten nor more than  sixty  days  before  the date of such
meeting, to each shareholder certified to vote at such meeting.


2.3  SPECIAL  MEETINGS.  A special  meeting  of  shareholders,  other than those
regulated  by  statute,  may be  called at any time by the Board or by the Chief
Executive  Officer.  It shall also be the duty of the Chief Executive Officer to
call such a meeting  whenever  requested  in  writing  so to do by  shareholders
owning two thirds of the issued and outstanding share entitled to vote at such a
meeting.  Written  notice of such  meeting,  stating the place,  date,  hour and
purpose thereof,  and indicating that it is being given by the person or persons
calling such meeting,  shall be given,  personally or by mail, not less than ten
nor more than sixty days before the date of such  meeting,  to each  shareholder
certified to vote at such meeting.


2.4  QUORUM AND  VOTING  REQUIREMENTS;  ADJOURNMENT.  Except  with  respect to a
special  meeting  for the  election  of  Directors  as  required  by law,  or as
otherwise  provided in these  Bylaws,  (a) the holders of at least a majority of
the outstanding shares of the Corporation shall be present in person or by proxy
at any  meeting  of the  shareholders  in order to  constitute  a quorum for the
transaction  of any  business,  and (b) the votes of the  holders  of at least a
majority of the outstanding  shares of the Corporation shall be necessary at any
meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any business or specified item of
business, other than the changing, amending or repealing of any provision of the
Certificate  of  Incorporation  or By- Laws which shall require the  affirmative
vote of two-thirds of the Corporation's voting stock;  provided,  however,  that
when a  specified  item of  business  is  required  to be voted on by a class or
series (if the Corporation  shall then have outstanding  shares or more than one
class or series),  voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of
such class or series shall  constitute a quorum (as to such class or series) for
the  transaction  of such item of business.  The holders of a majority of shares
present  in person  or  represented  by proxy at any  meeting  of  shareholders,
including an adjourned meeting,  whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn
such meeting to another time and place.

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2.5  INSPECTORS AT MEETINGS.  Two or more  inspectors  shall be appointed by the
Board or the Executive  Committee prior to each Annual Meeting of  Shareholders,
to serve at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. In case any person appointed
fails to appear or act,  the  vacancy may be filled by  appointment  made by the
Board in advance  of the  meeting  or at the  meeting  by the  person  presiding
thereat.


2.6 ORGANIZATION. At every meeting of shareholders, the Chief Executive Officer,
or in his absence, an officer of the Corporation  designated by the Board or the
Chief Executive Officer, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or
in his  absence,  one of the Vice  Presidents  not  acting  as  Chairman  of the
meeting,  shall act as Secretary  of the  meeting.  In case none of the officers
above  designated to act as Chairman or Secretary of the meeting,  respectively,
shall be present, a Chairman or a Secretary of the meeting,  as the case may be,
shall be chosen by a majority  of the votes cast at such  meeting by the holders
of shares present in person, or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the
meeting.


2.7 ORDER OF  BUSINESS.  The order of business at all  meetings of  shareholders
shall be as determined by the Chairman of the meeting, but the order of business
to be  followed  at any meeting at which a quorum is present may be changed by a
majority of the votes cast at such  meeting by the holders of shares  present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting.


                                    ARTICLE 3

                                    DIRECTORS

3.1 BOARD OF  DIRECTORS.  Except as  otherwise  provided in the  Certificate  of
Incorporation, the affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and its corporate
powers exercised by its Board. In addition to the powers expressly  conferred by
the Bylaws, the Board may exercise all powers and perform all acts which are not
required,  by the Blaws or the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  or by law, to be
exercised and performed by the shareholders.


3.2  NUMBER;  QUALIFICATION;  TERM OF OFFICE.  Subject to Section  702(b) of the
Business Corporation Law, the number of Directors  constituting the Entire Board
may be  changed  from time to time by action of the  shareholders  or the Board,
provided  that such number shall not be less than twelve nor more than  fifteen.
The  Directors  shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as
may be,  one class to be elected  each year for a term of three  years and until
their successors are elected and qualified. A Director attaining 75 years of age
shall cease to be a Director and that office shall be vacant. A director who was
an employee of the  Corporation  at the time of his  election,  shall vacate his
office when he ceases to be a full-time employee of the Company and shall not be
eligible  for  reelection.  3.3  ELECTION.  Directors  shall be  elected  by the
affirmative  vote of the  holders of a  majority  of the  Company's  outstanding
voting stock.


3.4 NEWLY  CREATED  DIRECTORSHIP  AND  VACANCIES.  Newly  created  directorships
resulting from an increase in the number of Directors and vacancies occurring in
the Board for any reason,  may be filled by vote of a majority of the  Directors
then in  office,  although  less than a quorum,  at any  meeting  of the  Board.
Directors  elected by the Board  shall  hold  office  until the next  meeting of
shareholders  at which the  election of  directors  is in the  regular  order of
business, and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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3.5 RULES AND  REGULATIONS.  The Board of  Directors  may adopt  such  Rules and
Regulations for the conduct of its meetings and the management of the affairs of
the Company as it may deem proper,  not inconsistent  with the laws of the State
of New York, or these Bylaws.


3.6 REGULAR  MEETINGS.  Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the third
Tuesday of February, May, August and November, unless otherwise specified by the
Board,  and may be held at such  times and  places as may be fixed  from time to
time by the Board, and may be held without notice.


3.7 SPECIAL  MEETINGS.  Special  meetings  of the Board  shall be held  whenever
called by the Chief Executive Officer,  and a special meeting shall be called by
the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary at the written request of any seven
Directors.  Notice of the time and place of each  special  meeting  of the Board
shall, if mailed, be addressed to each Director at the address designated by him
for that purpose or, if none is  designated,  at his last known address at least
three days  before the date on which the  meeting is to be held;  or such notice
shall be sent to each Director at such address by telegraph, or similar means of
communication,  or be delivered to him personally, not later than the day before
the date on which such meeting is to be held.


3.8 WAIVERS OF NOTICE.  Anything in these Bylaws or in any resolution adopted by
the Board to the  contrary  notwithstanding,  notice of any meeting of the Board
need not be given to any  Director  who submits a signed  waiver of such notice,
whether  before or after such  meeting,  or who  attends  such  meeting  without
protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.


3.9  ORGANIZATION.  At each meeting of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation,  or in the absence of the Chief Executive  Officer,  a Chairman
chosen by the majority of the Directors present,  shall preside.  The Secretary,
or in the absence of the Secretary, a Vice President,  shall act as Secretary at
each meeting of the Board.

3.10 QUORUM AND VOTING. A majority of the Entire Board shall constitute a quorum
for the  transaction  of  business or of any  specified  item of business at any
meeting of the Board.  The  affirmative  vote of a majority of the Entire  Board
shall be necessary  for the  transaction  of any  business or specified  item of
business  at any  meeting  of the Board,  except  that the  affirmative  vote of
two-thirds of the Entire Board shall be necessary to change, amend or repeal any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws.


3.11 WRITTEN  CONSENT OF  DIRECTORS  WITHOUT A MEETING.  Any action  required or
permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members
of the Board consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution  authorizing the
action.  The resolution and the written  consents  thereto by the members of the
Board shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.


3.12  PARTICIPATION  IN MEETING  OF BOARD BY MEANS OF  CONFERENCE  TELEPHONE  OR
SIMILAR  COMMUNICATIONS  EQUIPMENT.  Any one or more  members  of the  Board may
participate  in a meeting  of the Board by means of a  conference  telephone  or
similar  communications  equipment  allowing  all persons  participating  in the
meeting to hear each other at the same time.  Participation  by such means shall
constitute presence in person at a meeting.


3.13  NOMINATIONS.  Nominations  for  Directors,  other than those made by or on
behalf of the existing  management of the Corporation,  shall be made in writing
and shall be  delivered  or mailed to the Board


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not less than (14) days nor more than fifty  (50) days  prior to any  meeting of
shareholders called for the election of Directors,  provided,  however,  that if
less than twenty-one  (21) days notice of the meeting is given to  shareholders,
such  nominations  shall be mailed or  delivered to the Board not later than the
close of business on the seventh (7th) day following the day on which the notice
of meeting was mailed.



                                    ARTICLE 4

                                   COMMITTEES

4.1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of not
more than nine Directors,  of which four shall constitute a quorum.  All but six
of the members of such  Executive  Committee  shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors,  shall be known as permanent  members and shall hold office until the
organization  of the Board  after the  annual  election  next  succeeding  their
respective  appointments.  Six places on the Executive Committee shall be filled
by the Directors,  other than the permanent members of the Executive  Committee,
in rotation according to alphabetical  order, each panel of six rotating members
serving for one calendar  month.  In the event that any member of the  Executive
Committee is unable to attend a meeting,  the Chief Executive Officer may invite
any other Director to take his place for such meeting.  The Executive  Committee
shall possess and exercise all of the delegable powers of the Board, except when
the latter is in  session.  It shall keep a record of its  proceedings,  and the
same shall be subject to examination by the Board at any time. All acts done and
powers and  authority  conferred by the Executive  Committee  from time to time,
within  the  scope of its  authority,  shall be and be  deemed  to be and may be
certified as being the act and under the authority of the Board. Meetings of the
Executive  Committee  shall be held at such times and  places and upon such,  if
any,  notice  as the  Executive  Committee  shall  determine  from time to time,
provided that a special meeting of the Executive  Committee may be called by the
Chief Executive  Officer,  in his  discretion,  and shall be called by the Chief
Executive  Officer or  Secretary  on the written  request of any three  members,
three  days'  notice of the time and  place of which  shall be given in the same
manner as notices of special meetings of the Board of Directors,  except that if
such notice is given  otherwise than by mail, it shall be sufficient if given at
any time on or before the day preceding the meeting.


4.2 OTHER  COMMITTEES.  The Board,  by  resolution  adopted by a majority of the
Entire  Board,  may  designate  from among its  members  such other  standing or
special committees as may seem necessary or desirable from time to time.



                                    ARTICLE 5

                                    OFFICERS

5.1  OFFICERS.  The Board may elect or  appoint a  Chairman  and shall  elect or
appoint a  President,  either of which it shall  designate  the Chief  Executive
Officer and shall elect or appoint one or more Vice  Presidents and a Secretary,
and such other  officers  as it may from time to time  determine.  All  officers
shall hold their offices,  respectively, at the pleasure of the Board. The Board
may require any and all  officers,  clerks and employees to give a bond or other
security for the faithful  performance of their duties,  in such amount and with
such sureties as the Board may determine.

5.2 CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER.  The Chief  Executive  Officer of the Corporation
shall have general  supervision over the business of the  Corporation,  subject,
however,  to the control of the Board and of any duly  authorized  committee  of
Directors.  The Chief  Executive  Officer  shall,  if  present,  preside  at all

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meetings of the  shareholders,  at all meetings of the Board and shall supervise
the carrying out of policies  adopted or approved by the Board. He may, with the
Secretary or any other officer of the Corporation,  sign certificates for shares
of the  Corporation.  He may sign and execute,  in the name of the  Corporation,
deeds,  mortgages,  bonds,  contracts  and  other  instruments,  subject  to any
restrictions  imposed by the Bylaws,  Board or applicable laws, and, in general,
he shall  perform  all  duties  incident  to the  office of the Chief  Executive
Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the
Board.

5.3  CHAIRMAN  AND  PRESIDENT.  Either the  Chairman or the  President  shall be
designated  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Corporation.  The one not so
designated shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him
by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer.


5.4 OTHER OFFICERS.  All the other officers of the Corporation shall perform all
duties  incident to their  respective  offices,  subject to the  supervision and
direction  of  the  Board,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer,  and  the  Executive
Committee,  and  shall  perform  such  other  duties as may from time to time be
assigned them by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer.  The President and
any Vice President may also, with the Secretary,  sign and execute,  in the name
of the Corporation,  deeds,  mortgages,  bonds, contracts and other instruments,
subject to any restrictions imposed by the Bylaws, Board or applicable laws.




                                    ARTICLE 6

                              CONTRACTS, LOANS, ETC

6.1  EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS.  The Board may  authorize any officer,  employee or
agent, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation,  to enter into any contract
or execute and satisfy any instrument,  and any such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances, or otherwise limited.


6.2 LOANS. The Chief Executive  Officer or any other officer,  employee or agent
authorized  by the  Board may  effect  loans  and  advances  at any time for the
Corporation from any bank, trust company or other  institution or from any firm,
corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances may make, execute and
deliver   promissory  notes,   bonds  or  other  certificates  or  evidences  of
indebtedness  of the  Corporation,  and when  authorized so to do may pledge and
hypothecate or transfer any  securities or other property of the  Corporation as
security for any such loans or advances.


6.3 SIGNATURE  AUTHORITY.  The Chief  Executive  Officer shall from time to time
authorize the  appropriate  officers and employees of the Corporation who are to
sign,  execute,  acknowledge,  verify  and  deliver  or accept  all  agreements,
conveyances,  transfers,  obligations,  authentications,  certificates and other
documents and  instruments  and to affix the seal of the Corporation to any such
document or instrument  and to cause the same to be attested by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary.

                                    ARTICLE 7

                                     SHARES


7.1 STOCK CERTIFICATES.  Certificates representing shares of the Corporation, in
such form as shall be determined from time to time by the Board, shall be signed
by the  Chief  Executive  Officer,  the  Chairman,  the  President,  or any Vice
President and the Secretary,  and may be sealed with the seal of the


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Corporation or a facsimile thereof.


7.2  TRANSFER OF SHARES.  Transfers  of shares shall be made only on the book of
the  Corporation by the holder thereof or by his duly  authorized  attorney or a
transfer  agent of the  Corporation,  and on  surrender  of the  certificate  or
certificates  representing  such shares properly  endorsed for transfer and upon
payment of all necessary transfer taxes. Every certificate  exchanged,  returned
or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked  "Canceled",  with the date of
cancellation,  by the  Secretary or the  transfer  agent of the  Corporation.  A
person in whose name shares shall stand on the books of the Corporation shall be
deemed the owner thereof to receive dividends, to vote as such owner and for all
other purposes as respects the Corporation. No transfer of shares shall be valid
as against the  Corporation,  its  shareholders  and  creditors for any purpose,
except to render the transferee  liable for the debts of the  Corporation to the
extent provided by law, until such transfer shall have been entered on the books
of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.


7.3 CLOSING OF TRANSFER  BOOKS.  The Board may  prescribe a period  prior to any
shareholders'  meeting or prior to the payment of any  dividend,  not  exceeding
sixty days,  during  which no transfer of stock on the books of the  Corporation
may be made and may fix a day as provided by the Business  Corporation Law as of
which  shareholders  entitled  to notice  and to vote at such  meeting  shall be
determined.


7.4 TRANSFER AND REGISTRY AGENTS. The Corporation may from time to time maintain
one or more  transfer  offices or agents and registry  officer or agents at such
place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board.


7.5 LOST,  DESTROYED,  STOLEN AND MUTILATED  CERTIFICATES.  If the holder of any
shares  shall  notify  the  Corporation  of  any  loss,  destruction,  theft  or
mutilation of the  certificate or  certificates  representing  such shares,  the
Corporation may issue a new certificate or certificates to replace the old, upon
such  conditions  as may be specified by the Board  consistent  with  applicable
laws.

                                    ARTICLE 8

                                   EMERGENCIES


8.1 OPERATION DURING EMERGENCY. In the event of a state of emergency declared by
the President of the United States or the person  performing his functions or by
the Governor of the State of New York or by the person performing his functions,
the officers  and  employees of the  Corporation  shall  continue to conduct the
affairs of the  Corporation  under such  guidance  from the  Directors as may be
available except as to matters which by statute require specific approval of the
Board of Directors and subject to conformance with any  governmental  directives
during the emergency.


8.2 OFFICERS PRO TEMPORE  DURING  EMERGENCY.  The Board of Directors  shall have
power,  in the absence or disability of any officer,  or upon the refusal of any
officer to act, to delegate and prescribe  such  officer's  powers and duties to
any other officer for the time being.


8.3 DISASTER.  In the event of a state of emergency  resulting  from disaster of
sufficient  severity to prevent the  conduct and  management  of the affairs and
business of the  Corporation  by the Directors and officers as  contemplated  by
these Bylaws, any two or more available members of the Executive 

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          Committee  shall  constitute a quorum of that  committee  for the full
     conduct and  management  of the affairs  and  business of the  Corporation,
     notwithstanding  any other  provision of these Bylaws,  and such  committee
     shall  further be empowered to exercise all powers  reserved to any and all
     other  committees of the Board  established  pursuant to Article 4 of these
     Bylaws. In the event of the  unavailability,  at such time, of at least two
     members of the  Executive  Committee,  any three  available  Directors  may
     constitute  themselves the Executive Committee pro tem for the full conduct
     and management of the affairs and business of the Corporation in accordance
     with the provisions of this Article, until such time as the incumbent Board
     or a reconstituted Board is capable of assuming full conduct and management
     of such affairs and business.



                                    ARTICLE 9

                                      SEAL


9.1 SEAL.  The Board may adopt a corporate  seal which shall be in the form of a
circle and shall bear the full name of the Corporation and the year and State of
its incorporation.

                                   ARTICLE 10

                                   FISCAL YEAR


10.1 FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the  Corporation  shall be determined,  and
may be changed, by resolution of the Board.




                                    ARTICLE 11

                              VOTING OF SHARES HELD


11.1  VOTING OF SHARES HELD BY THE  CORPORATION.  Unless  otherwise  provided by
resolution of the Board and excepting  the shares of any  subsidiary  company of
the  Corporation  which are to be voted in accordance with the resolution of the
Board,  the Chief  Executive  Officer may from time to time  appoint one or more
attorneys  or  agents  of the  Corporation,  in the  name and on  behalf  of the
Corporation,  to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as
a  shareholder  or  otherwise in any other  corporation,  any of whose shares or
securities  may be held by the  Corporation,  at  meetings of the holders of the
shares or other  securities of such other  corporation and to consent in writing
to any  action by any such other  corporation,  and may  instruct  the person or
persons  so  appointed  as to the manner of  casting  such votes or giving  such
consent,  and may execute or cause to be  executed on behalf of the  Corporation
and under its  corporate  seal, or otherwise,  such written  proxies,  consents,
waivers or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises;
or the Chief Executive  Officer may himself attend any meeting of the holders of
the shares or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or
exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such shares
or other securities of such other corporation.

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                                   ARTICLE 12

                              AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS


12.1 AMENDMENTS. The Bylaws or any of them may be altered, amended, supplemented
or  repealed,  or new Bylaws may be adopted by a vote of the holders of at least
two-thirds of the shares  entitled to vote at any regular or special  meeting of
shareholders,  or by a vote of at  least  two-  thirds  of the  Entire  Board of
Directors at any regular or special  meeting  thereof,  provided  notice of such
proposed  changes has been set forth in the notice of meeting of shareholders or
Directors.


                                   ARTICLE 13

                    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS


13.1 In addition to authorization provided by law, the Directors are authorized,
by resolution,  to provide indemnification or to advance expenses to any Officer
or Director seeking such  indemnifica-tion  or the advancement of such expenses.
They   may   also,   by   resolution,   authorize   agreements   providing   for
indemnification.


13.2 The  indemnification  and  advancement  authorized by this Article shall be
subject to each of the  conditions or  limitations  set forth in the  succeeding
subdivisions(s) of this Section.


        13.2.1 No indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any Director or
        Officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the Officer
        or Director  establishes  that his acts were  committed  in bad faith or
        were the result of an act of deliberate  dishonesty and were material to
        the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact
        a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not entitled.


13.3 Officers and Directors of any wholly owned  subsidiary serve at the request
of the Corporation for the purpose of this Article.


13.4 The Directors may by resolution,  authorize the Corporation's  Officers and
Directors to serve as a Director or Officer of any other corporation of any type
or kind, domestic or foreign, of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit  plan  or  other  enterprise  for  the  purpose  of the  indemnification
provisions of this Article. The failure to enact such a resolution shall not, in
itself, create a presumption that such service was not authorized.

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I, William F. Terry,  Secretary of TrustCo Bank Corp NY, Schenectady,  New York,
hereby  certify that the  foregoing is a complete,  true and correct copy of the
Bylaws of  TrustCo  Bank Corp NY, and that the same are in full force and effect
at this date.



                                          /s/ William F. Terry
                                          Secretary

                                          August 18, 1998
                                          Date








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                                                                    Exhibit
                                                                    10(a)

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                      TO
                              SECOND RESTATEMENT OF
                    TRUSTCO BANK SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN


         WHEREAS,  Trustco  Bank,  National  Association,  a national  bank duly
organized and existing under the laws of the United States (hereinafter referred
to as the "Corporation") maintains the Trustco Bank Supplemental Retirement Plan
(hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"); and
         WHEREAS,  the  Corporation  desires to amend said Plan  effective as of
         January 1, 1998; NOW, THEREFORE,  the Corporation does hereby amend the
         Plan effective as of
January 1, 1998, so that it will read as follows:
                                                        I.
 Section 1.1 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is
 substituted in lieu thereof:

"Section  1.1.  "Actuarial  Equivalent"  means an  amount  or a  benefit,  as 
 the case may be, of equivalent value as calculated below.


                                                         1
          A.                 Except  as   otherwise   provided   below,   the
                                determination  of Actuarial  Equivalent shall be
                                based upon the following actuarial  assumptions:
                                the UP-1984 Mortality Table, set back two years,
                                and  interest  at the rate of 7 1/2%  per  annum
                                compounded annually.

          B. Prior to January 1, 1999,  the  present  value of any  benefit  for
     purposes of determining the amount of a lump sum distribution will be equal
     to the present value  determined  using the  "Applicable  Interest Rate" if
     such rate results in larger present value than calculated using a rate of 7
     1/2%. The Applicable  Interest Rate is the rate or rates that would be used
     by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for the purposes of determining
     the present value of a lump sum  distribution on termination of a qualified
     retirement  plan (the "PBGC  Rate"),  determined as of the first day of the
     Plan Year in which the distribution is made.

          C. On or after  January 1, 1999,  the present value of any benefit for
     purposes of determining the amount of a lump sum distribution will be equal
     to the present value  determined  using the 1983 Group Annuitant
 
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     Mortality
     Table  weighted 50% Males,  50% Females as set forth in Revenue Ruling 95-6
     and the interest  rate on 30-year  treasury  securities as specified by the
     Commissioner  of the Internal  Revenue Service for the month of November of
     the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the  distribution is made if
     such rate  results  in  larger  present  value  than  calculated  using the
     assumptions set forth in paragraph A above.
                                      1

                   In the event  the  actuarial  assumptions  are  amended,  the
         Actuarial  Equivalent of a benefit on or after the change, with respect
         to a  Participant  on the date of change,  shall be  determined  as the
         greater of (a) the Actuarial  Equivalent  of the Accrued  Benefit as of
         the date of change  computed  on the old  basis,  or (b) the  Actuarial
         Equivalent  of the  Accrued  Benefit  as of the  date of  determination
         computed on the new basis."

                                       II.

         The last  paragraph  of  Section  3.3(b)(2)  is hereby  deleted  in its
         entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "A  portion  of  the  Account  Balance  Increment  constitutes
         interest  which is  determined  by using the  interest  rate on 30-year
         Treasury  securities as specified by the  Commissioner  of the Internal
         Revenue  Service for the month of  November of the Plan Year  preceding
         the applicable Plan Year."

                                       III.

          Paragraph (a) of Section 3.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
          following is substituted in lieu thereof:

         "(a)     the  interest on the  Supplemental  Account  Balance as of the
                  immediately   preceding   Valuation  Date  (adjusted  for  any
                  distributions  made  to the  Participant  in  accordance  with
                  Section 4.4 since the immediately preceding Valuation Date) at
                  the interest rate on 30-year Treasury  securities as specified
                  by the  Commissioner  of the Internal  Revenue Service for the
                  month of November of the Plan Year  preceding  the  applicable
                  Plan Year, plus"

                                       IV.

Section  4.3 of the  Plan  is  deleted  in its  entirety  and the  following  is
substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "SECTION 4.3. The  Supplemental  Account Balance shall be paid
         to the  Participant  or his  Beneficiary  in a single lump sum no later
         than  January  31  of  the  Plan  Year   following   the  year  of  the
         Participant's  termination  of  employment  for any  reason  other than
         retirement  on or  after  Normal  Retirement  Date.  In the  event of a
         Participant's  retirement  on or  after  Normal  Retirement  Date,  the
         Supplemental Account Balance shall commence to be paid to a Participant
         or his


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     Beneficiary at such time as benefits become payable to the Participant
     under the  Retirement  Plan and such benefits will be paid in the form of a
     single  lump sum  payment or in a series of  installments  over a five year
     period, as elected by the Participant or his Beneficiary."


                                                    V.

         Section 4.5 is hereby deleted from the Plan.
         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Corporation has caused this Amendment No.1 to
be executed by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of September 1998.


                                          TRUSTCO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ William F. Terry                              /s/ Robert A. McCormick
- ---------------------                           By:------------------------
       Secretary                                           President





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                                                              Exhibit 10(b)
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                                 RESTATEMENT OF
                  TRUSTCO BANK EXECUTIVE OFFICER INCENTIVE PLAN

WHEREAS, Trustco Bank, National  Association (the  "Corporation"), maintains the

 Trustco Bank ExecutiveOfficer Incentive Plan (the "Plan"); and
         
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend said Plan, effective as of January 1,
 1998;
NOW,  THEREFORE,  the Corporation  does hereby amend the Plan,  effective as of
January 1, 1998 so that it will read as follows:
                                       I.
          Section 3.3 of the Plan is deleted in its entirety  and the  following
          is  substituted  in lieu thereof:  "Section  3.3.  Except as otherwise
          provided in Section 3.4 or Article IV herein, Incentive Awards will be
          paid in cash to  Participants  as soon as  practicable  following  the
          determination of the Incentive Awards by the Board of Directors."


                                       II.


The following new Section 3.4 is added after Section 3.3 of the Plan:

                  "Section 3.4.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section 3.3
         and  Article  IV of  the  Plan,  payment  of an  Incentive  Award  will
         automatically  be deferred to the extent  that such  payment,  together
         with participant's  other compensation for the calendar year as defined
         in Section  162(m),  is expected to exceed the limitation on deductible
         compensation  set forth in Section  162(m) of the Code. The date of the
         initial  deferral will be the date the Incentive  Award would have been
         paid to the  Participant,  but for the  provisions of this Section 3.4.
         Such deferred  amount will be credited to a separate  subaccount of the
         Participant's  Deferred  Compensation Account and will be credited with
         interest as provided  in Section 4.3 of the Plan.  Any amount  deferred
         pursuant  to this  Section  3.4 will  become  payable  in the  earliest
         calendar  year in  which  the  payment  of such  deferred  amount  (and
         interest  thereon),  together with participants  other compensation for
         the  calendar  year as defined in Section  162(m),  is not  expected to
         exceed the Section  162(m)  limitation;  provided,  however,  that such
         determination  will be made prior to the payment of an Incentive  Award
         in the determination  year pursuant to Section 3.3. Deferred  Incentive
         Awards,  and earnings thereon,  which become payable under this Section
         3.4 will be paid in the order such Incentive Awards were deferred."


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                                      III.


         The following new Section 3.5 is hereby added to the Plan after Section
3.4:
                  "Section 3.5. (a) In the event the federal, state or local tax
         rates in effect  on the date a  deferred  Incentive  Award is paid to a
         Participant  exceed the federal,  state or local tax rates in effect on
         the date the Incentive Award was initially deferred pursuant to Section
         3.4, the  Participant  shall be entitled to receive an additional  lump
         sum cash  payment  sufficient  to  place  the  Participant  in the same
         after-tax  position if payment of such  deferred  Incentive  Award (and
         earnings thereon) had been subject to the federal,  state and local tax
         rates  that were in effect on the date of the  initial  deferral.  Such
         lump sum payment will be made at the same time the  deferred  Incentive
         Award is paid to the Participant.

                  (b) In the  event  the  federal,  state or local  tax rates in
         effect on the date a deferred  Incentive Award is paid to a Participant
         are lower than the  federal,  state or local tax rates in effect on the
         date the  Incentive  Award was initially  deferred  pursuant to Section
         3.4, the Participant's Deferred Compensation Account will be reduced by
         an amount  necessary  to place the  Participant  in the same  after-tax
         position  if payment of such  deferred  Incentive  Award (and  earnings
         thereon)  had been  subject to the  federal,  state and local tax rates
         that were in effect on the date of the initial deferral. Such reduction
         will be made immediately prior to the time the deferred Incentive Award
         is paid to the Participant."

                                                     IV.
         The  following new Section 5.3 is hereby added after Section 5.2 of the
Plan:
                  "Section 5.3. No inservice  withdrawals  are permitted  except
         that  the  Committee  or  its  designate,  in  its  sole  and  absolute
         discretion,  may permit withdrawals by a Participant of any amount from
         such Participant's  Deferred  Compensation  Account if the Committee or
         its designate determines, in its discretion, that such funds are needed
         by the Participant due to serious and immediate financial hardship from
         an unforeseeable emergency. Serious and immediate financial hardship to
         the  Participant  must result from a sudden and  unexpected  illness or
         accident of the  Participant  or a  dependent,  loss of property due to
         casualty,    or   other   similar   extraordinary   and   unforeseeable
         circumstances   arising   from   events   beyond  the  control  of  the
         Participant.  A distribution  based upon such financial hardship cannot
         exceed the amount  necessary  to meet such  immediate  financial  need,
         including  federal,  state  and  local  taxes on the  distribution.  In
         addition,  the Committee or its  designate  may impose  suspension of a
         Participant's deferrals into the Plan or other penalties as a condition
         of such withdrawals."

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Corporation has caused this Amendment No. 2 to
be executed by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of September, 1998.

                                            TRUSTCO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ William F. Terry                               /s/ Robert A. McCormick
- ---------------------                           By:----------------------------
       Secretary                                           President

                                -42-
<PAGE>

                                                            Exhibit 10(c)
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                       TO
             RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
                             FOR ROBERT A. McCORMICK


         WHEREAS,  TrustCo  Bank  Corp NY, a New York  corporation  (hereinafter
referred to as "TrustCo"),  Trustco Bank, National Association,  a national bank
duly  organized and existing  under the laws of the United  States  (hereinafter
referred to as the "Corporation"), and Robert A. McCormick (hereinafter referred
to as the  "Executive")  entered  into a  Restated  Agreement  for  Supplemental
Retirement Benefits, dated as of January 1, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement"); and
         WHEREAS, TrustCo, the Corporation and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement, effective as of January 1, 1998.
         NOW,  THEREFORE,  the  Agreement  is hereby  amended,  effective  as of
January 1, 1998, so that it will read as follows:
                                       I.
Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following
is  substituted  in lieu thereof:
"Section 1.1.  "Actuarial  Equivalent" means an amount or a benefit, as the case
 may be, of equivalent value as calculated below.

          A.                    Except  as   otherwise   provided   below,   the
                                determination  of Actuarial  Equivalent shall be
                                based upon the following actuarial  assumptions:
                                the UP-1984 Mortality Table, set back two years,
                                and  interest  at the rate of 7 1/2%  per  annum
                                compounded annually.

          B. Prior to January 1, 1999,  the  present  value of any  benefit  for
          purposes of determining the amount of a lump sum distribution  will be
          equal to the present value determined  using the "Applicable  Interest
          Rate" if such rate  results in larger  present  value than  calculated
          using a rate of 7 1/2%.  The  Applicable  Interest Rate is the rate or
          rates that would be used by the Pension Benefit  Guaranty  Corporation
          for the  purposes  of  determining  the  present  value  of a lump sum
          distribution on termination of a qualified  retirement plan (the "PBGC
          Rate"),  determined  as of the first day of the calendar year in which
          the distribution is made.

                                                 1

          C. On or after  January 1, 1999,  the present value of any benefit for
          purposes of determining the amount of a lump sum distribution  will be
          equal to



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<PAGE>

          the present value  determined  using the 1983 Group Annuitant
          Mortality  Table  weighted  50%  Males,  50%  Females  as set forth in
          Revenue  Ruling  95-6  and  the  interest  rate  on  30-year  treasury
          securities as specified by the  Commissioner  of the Internal  Revenue
          Service for the month of November of the calendar  year  preceding the
          calendar year in which the  distribution  is made if such rate results
          in larger  present value than  calculated  using the  assumptions  set
          forth in paragraph A above.

                                        1

                   In the event  the  actuarial  assumptions  are  amended,  the
         Actuarial  Equivalent of a benefit on or after the change, with respect
         to the  Executive  on the date of change,  shall be  determined  as the
         greater of (a) the  Actuarial  Equivalent of the benefit as of the date
         of change computed on the old basis, or (b) the Actuarial Equivalent of
         the benefit as of the date of determination computed on the new basis."

                                       II.

         The last  paragraph  of  Section  2.3(b)(2)  is hereby  deleted  in its
entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:
                  "A  portion  of  the  Account  Balance  Increment  constitutes
         interest  which is  determined  by using the  interest  rate on 30-year
         Treasury  securities as specified by the  Commissioner  of the Internal
         Revenue  Service for the month of  November of the Plan Year  preceding
         the applicable Plan Year."

                                      III.

         Paragraph (a) of Section 2.4 is hereby  deleted in its entirety and the
         following is  substituted  in lieuthereof:
         
"SECTION 2.4 Determination of Supplemental Account Balance after Normal
Retirement  Date: If the Executive  remains in the employment of the Corporation
beyond his Normal  Retirement  Date,  his  Account  Balance  Increment  for each
Determination Year subsequent to his Normal Retirement Date is equal to:

                                                        1
            (a)            The Executive's  Earnings for the Determination  Year
                           multiplied by a percentage.  The  percentage is equal
                           to:
                                                         
                            (i)     The  average   Account   Balance   Increment
                                    credited  to  the  Executive's  Supplemental
                                    Account Balance for the  Determination  Year
                                    in  which  occurs  the  Executive's   Normal
                                    Retirement    Date   and   the   immediately
                                    preceding two Determination  Years;  divided
                                    by

                           (ii)     The  Executive's  average  Earnings  for the
                                    Determination   Year  in  which  occurs  the
                                    Executive's  Normal  Retirement Date and the
                                    immediately   preceding  two 
                                
                                -44-
<PAGE>

  Determination   Years.


         For the Valuation Date  immediately  following the  Executive's  Normal
         Retirement date, his Account Balance  Increment shall be the greater of
         the amount  determined under Section 2.3 or the amount determined under
         this Section 2.4"

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Corporation has caused this Amendment No. 3 to
be executed by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of September, 1998.

                                              TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY

                                                /s/ William F. Terry
                                         By:--------------------------
                                         Title:   Secretary

                                         TRUSTCO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                              /s/ William F. Terry
                                         By:--------------------------
                                         Title:   Secretary

                                                  Executive

                                -45-
<PAGE>


Item 4.            Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders -- None



Item 5.  Other Information

       The  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   ("SEC")   recently  adopted
amendments to its rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act")  regarding the  submission  by  shareholders  of proposals  intended to be
presented at meetings of shareholders.  These amendments, which became effective
on  June  29,  1998,  included  provisions  authorizing  companies  to  exercise
discretionary voting authority with respect to shareholder proposals for which a
company did not receive notice within a specified time period prior to a meeting
of its  shareholders  or that  otherwise  did not satisfy  certain  requirements
specified in such amendments.

       Pursuant to these  amendments,  TrustCo  shareholders are hereby notified
that any shareholder  proposal not included in TrustCo's proxy statement for its
1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be considered  untimely for purposes of
the  SEC  rules   governing  the   submission  of   shareholder   proposals  for
consideration at shareholder  meetings if notice of the proposal is not received
by TrustCo on or before February 22, 1999. Management proxies will be authorized
to exercise  discretionary  voting  authority  with  respect to any  shareholder
proposal not included in TrustCo's  Proxy  Statement for its 1999 Annual Meeting
unless (a) TrustCo  receives  notice of such proposal on or before  February 22,
1999, and (b) the additional conditions set forth in SEC Rule 14a-4(c) (2) (i) -
(iii) under the Exchange Act are satisfied.
                                -46-

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