Tompkins Financial Corporation filings document the regulatory record of a New York financial holding company whose common stock trades under TMP on NYSE American. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly results, dividend declarations, leadership appointments at Tompkins Community Bank, executive compensation arrangements, material agreements and capital-structure matters.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, advisory executive compensation votes and auditor ratification. The filings also provide formal disclosure around the company's banking and wealth management operations, governance practices, shareholder voting matters and completed corporate portfolio changes.
Tompkins Financial Corp filed a quarterly institutional holdings report showing it manages 827 reportable positions. The Form 13F information table lists a total value of 1,285,970,783, rounded to the nearest dollar, reflecting the size of the firm’s reportable investment portfolio. The report is filed solely by Tompkins Financial Corp with no other included managers and is signed by Trust Operations Manager Lisa Donnelly.
Tompkins Financial Corp director Daniel J. Fessenden reported acquiring additional company stock through compensation. On 01/06/2026, he acquired 172 shares of common stock at a price of $72.2014 per share. These shares were elected to be received in lieu of cash retainer fees under the company’s Second Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Following this transaction, he directly beneficially owns 1,557.339 shares of Tompkins Financial Corp common stock.
Tompkins Financial Corp director reports routine equity compensation. On 01/06/2026, a director acquired 291 shares of Tompkins Financial Corp common stock at a price of $72.2014 per share. These shares were elected to be received in lieu of cash retainers under the company’s Second Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 1,513 shares of common stock, held directly. The filing reports no derivative security transactions.
Tompkins Financial Corporation director equity activity: A board director elected to receive part of their retainer in company stock instead of cash. On 01/06/2026, the director acquired 251 shares of Tompkins Financial Corporation common stock through a dividend reinvestment/retainer stock program at a price of $72.2014 per share.
After this transaction, the director beneficially owns 6,498.38 shares of Tompkins Financial common stock held directly. The filing notes that these shares represent fees taken in stock under the company’s Second Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors, aligning director compensation partly with shareholder interests.
Tompkins Financial Corp director reports phantom stock grant. On 01/05/2026, a director of Tompkins Financial Corp filed a Form 4 showing an acquisition of 27.008 shares of phantom stock under the company’s Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors.
Each phantom stock share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and represents deferred stock compensation. These shares are held in a rabbi trust and will be distributed only upon certain events defined in the plan, and the reporting person does not have voting or investment power over the underlying shares before that distribution. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 718.146 derivative securities related to Tompkins Financial common stock.
Tompkins Financial Corp director Helen Eaton reported an acquisition of phantom stock units that mirror the value of the company’s common shares. On 01/05/2026, she acquired 176.589 phantom stock units, each tied to one share of common stock, at a reference price of $72.2014 per underlying share. Following this transaction, she holds a total of 2,733.466 phantom stock units on a direct basis.
The phantom stock represents deferred director compensation under the Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. These units are held in a rabbi trust and will be distributed only upon specific events defined in the plan. Until that distribution, the reporting person does not have voting or investment power over the underlying shares.
Tompkins Financial Corporation executive Ms. Anderson reported equity changes tied to her departure from the company. Her employment ended on December 31, 2025, and she forfeited 2,405 shares of restricted common stock back to the issuer at a price of $0 per share. Following this disposition, she beneficially owns 295.556 common shares directly and 41.767 shares indirectly through an ESOP.
She also holds 1,402.932 phantom stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock. These phantom shares represent deferred stock compensation under the company’s Amended and Restated Retainer Plan and are held in a rabbi trust until certain distribution events occur, during which time she has no voting or investment power over the underlying shares.
Tompkins Financial Corp director reports phantom stock awards
A director of Tompkins Financial Corp (TMP) reported new deferred compensation awards in the form of phantom stock. On 01/05/2026, the director acquired 176.589 phantom stock units and a further 123.613 phantom stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock, at a reference price of $72.2014 per unit. Following these transactions, the director beneficially owned 2,029.916 derivative securities in the form of phantom stock held directly.
The phantom stock represents deferred stock compensation under the company’s Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors and is held in a rabbi trust until certain events specified in the plan occur. The director does not have voting or investment power over the corresponding common shares before distribution.
Tompkins Financial Corp director reports phantom stock awards
A director of Tompkins Financial Corp reported receiving two grants of phantom stock on 01/05/2026. The first grant covers 286.698 phantom stock units and the second covers 123.613 units, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock at a reference price of $72.2014 per unit. Following these transactions, the director beneficially owns 6,359.25 and 6,482.863 derivative securities in the respective phantom stock accounts.
The phantom stock represents deferred stock compensation under the Amended and Restated Retainer Plan for Eligible Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. These units are held in a rabbi trust and will be distributed only upon certain events specified in the plan, and the reporting person has no voting or investment power over the underlying shares before distribution.
Tompkins Financial Corporation approved new defined contribution supplemental executive retirement plans for its Chief Financial Officer, Matthew D. Tomazin, and its President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen S. Romaine, effective December 16, 2025. The Company will contribute 20% of Mr. Tomazin’s base pay and 15% of Mr. Romaine’s base pay annually to their respective plans, with interest credited quarterly at an annual rate of Prime plus 1%.
Mr. Tomazin becomes fully vested in his initial balance after six years and in additional accrued benefits on a graded basis, with full vesting if he remains employed until age 63. Mr. Romaine becomes fully vested in his account upon reaching age 63 or upon a change in control, and may begin receiving benefits no earlier than age 63. The Company also amended Mr. Romaine’s existing defined benefit SERP so that earnings are calculated using 50% of the greater of the senior incentive actually paid or 70% of his target senior incentive for a given year.