X0201 4 2004-01-17 0 0001163345 PARTNERS TRUST FINANCIAL GROUP INC PRTR 0001212794 BURROWS RW 233 GENESEE ST C/O SBU BANK UTICA NY 13501 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2004-01-17 4 M 0 3800 16.36 A 24800 D Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) 16.36 2004-01-17 4 M 0 3800 0 D 2004-01-17 2013-01-17 Common Stock 3800 15200 D Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s): 10,000 - Indirect, by IRA /s/ Steven A. Covert, By Steven A. Covert, CFO for R.W. Burrows, pursuant to Power of Attorney 2004-01-20