X0303 4 2008-10-31 0 0000357301 TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y TRST 0001194213 CUSHING ROBERT T C/O TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY 5 SARNOWSKI DRIVE GLENVILLE NY 12302 0 1 0 0 CFO & EVP COMMON STOCK 2008-10-31 4 M 0 95796 10 A 548867 I BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY COMMON STOCK 2008-10-31 4 M 0 95237 9.47 A 644104 I BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY COMMON STOCK 2008-10-31 4 M 0 105800 9.75 A 749904 I BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY COMMON STOCK 2008-10-31 4 M 0 100000 11.83 A 849904 I BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY COMMON STOCK 2008-10-31 4 S 0 361072 12.17 D 488832 I BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY OPTION:RT-TO-BUY 10 2008-10-31 4 M 0 95796 0 D 1999-06-24 2009-06-24 COMMON 95796 676037 D OPTION:RT-TO-BUY 9.47 2008-10-31 4 M 0 95237 0 D 2000-01-18 2010-01-18 COMMON 95237 580800 D OPTION:RT-TO-BUY 9.75 2008-10-31 4 M 0 105800 0 D 2001-03-16 2011-03-16 COMMON 105800 475000 D OPTION:RT-TO-BUY 11.83 2008-10-31 4 M 0 100000 0 D 2002-07-24 2012-07-24 COMMON 100000 375000 D ADDITIONAL SHARES ACQUIRED BY REPORTING PERSON'S PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND/OR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITH DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT FEATURE. ROBERT T. CUSHING, BY POWER OF ATTORNEY 2008-11-04