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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 23, 2020, Tompkins Financial Corporation, (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the calendar quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 23, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on November 13, 2020, to common shareholders of record on November 3, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Tompkins Financial Corporation dated October 23, 2020 |
| 99.2 | Press Release of Tompkins Financial Corporation dated October 23, 2020 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
| Date: October 23, 2020 | /S/ Stephen S. Romaine |
| Stephen S. Romaine | |
| President and CEO |