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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">As filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2016</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">SEC Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNDER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>NEW YORK</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>16-1482357</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>The Commons, P.O. Box 460</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ithaca, New York 14851</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip
Code)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 40.1pt 0 34.55pt; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>2009
EQUITY PLAN</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(Full title of the plan)</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Francis M. Fetsko</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>with a copy to:</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Executive Vice President, CFO &amp; COO</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Alyssa H. Fontaine, Esq., General Counsel</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Tompkins Financial Corporation</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Tompkins Financial Corporation</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>The Commons, P.O. Box 460</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>121 E. Seneca Street</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Ithaca, New York 14851</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>Ithaca, New York 14850</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>(607) 274-7685</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8pt 0; text-align: center">(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(607) 273-3210</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated
filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 46%">Large accelerated filer</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%">&#9744;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%">Accelerated filer</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">&#9746;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Non-accelerated filer</TD>
    <TD>&#9744;</TD>
    <TD>Smaller reporting company</TD>
    <TD>&#9744;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 18%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Amount to be</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>registered <SUP>(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>offering price per</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>share <SUP>(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 26%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>offering price</B> <SUP>(2)</SUP></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>registration</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>fee</B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Common Stock, $.10 par value</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">700,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">$69.27</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">$48,489,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><B>$</B>4,882.84</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD>The Registration Statement also includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant to
antidilution provisions of the 2009 Equity Plan.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(2)</TD><TD>In accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c), calculated on the basis of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the
NYSE-MKT LLC on July 21, 2016.</TD></TR>                                        <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Pursuant to General&nbsp;Instruction E&nbsp;of&nbsp;Form S-8,
this Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form S-8&nbsp;(this &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), which incorporates by reference
the contents of the Registrant&#8217;s previous Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form S-8 (No. 333-160738) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2009, is being filed by the Registrant solely to register an additional 700,000 shares for
issuance under the Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan, as amended through the date hereof. Accordingly, this Registration
Statement consists only of those items required by General Instruction E&nbsp;to Form S-8.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>PART II</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 -11pt"><B>Item 8.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.5in"><B>Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following exhibits are filed with
this Registration Statement:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 15pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.7in; padding-bottom: 8pt">5</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Opinion of Harris Beach PLLC</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">23.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">23.2</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Consent of Harris Beach PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">24</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Power of Attorney (included at pages II-2 and II-3)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-160738), filed on July 22, 2009)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 16pt; padding-left: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>99.2</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 1, 2016)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Ithaca, state of New York, on this 20<SUP>th</SUP> day of July, 2016.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-bottom: 8pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Francis M. Fetsko </TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Francis M. Fetsko</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Stephen S. Romaine and Francis M. Fetsko
and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him, and in his
name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them,
or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933, this Registration Statement and Power of Attorney have been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; text-align: center"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><B>Capacity</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%"><B>Date</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Thomas R. Rochon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chairman of the Board </TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Thomas R. Rochon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Stephen S. Romaine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="2">President and Chief Executive Officer, Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer) </TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Stephen S. Romaine</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ James W. Fulmer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Vice Chairman, Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>James W. Fulmer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Francis M. Fetsko&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="3">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and <BR>
Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Francis M. Fetsko</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ John E. Alexander&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>John E. Alexander</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Paul J. Battaglia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Paul J. Battaglia</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Daniel J. Fessenden&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Daniel J. Fessenden</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Carl E. Haynes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%">July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Carl E. Haynes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Susan A. Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Susan A. Henry</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Patricia A. Johnson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Patricia A. Johnson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Frank C. Milewski</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Frank C. Milewski</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Sandra A. Parker&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Sandra A. Parker</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael H. Spain&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Michael H. Spain</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Alfred J. Weber</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Alfred J. Weber</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Craig Yunker&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>July 20, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Craig Yunker</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt"><A HREF="ex-5.htm">Opinion of Harris Beach PLLC</A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">23.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt"><A HREF="ex23-1.htm">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">23.2</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Consent of Harris Beach PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">24</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Power of Attorney (included at pages II-2 and II-3)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">99</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt">Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-160738), filed on July 22, 2009)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 1, 2016)</TD></TR>
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As filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2016
SEC Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
NEW YORK
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
16-1482357
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
The Commons, P.O. Box 460
Ithaca, New York 14851
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip
Code)
2009
EQUITY PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Francis M. Fetsko
with a copy to:
Executive Vice President, CFO & COO
Alyssa H. Fontaine, Esq., General Counsel
Tompkins Financial Corporation
Tompkins Financial Corporation
The Commons, P.O. Box 460
121 E. Seneca Street
Ithaca, New York 14851
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607) 274-7685
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(607) 273-3210
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
(2)
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Stock, $.10 par value
700,000
$69.27
$48,489,000
$
4,882.84
(1)
The Registration Statement also includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant to
antidilution provisions of the 2009 Equity Plan.
(2)
In accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c), calculated on the basis of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the
NYSE-MKT LLC on July 21, 2016.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8,
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement"), which incorporates by reference
the contents of the Registrant's previous Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-160738) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2009, is being filed by the Registrant solely to register an additional 700,000 shares for
issuance under the Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan, as amended through the date hereof. Accordingly, this Registration
Statement consists only of those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with
this Registration Statement:
5
Opinion of Harris Beach PLLC
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Harris Beach PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included at pages II-2 and II-3)
99.1
Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-160738), filed on July 22, 2009)
99.2
Amendment No. 1 to Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 1, 2016)
II-
1
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Ithaca, state of New York, on this 20
th
day of July, 2016.
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Francis M. Fetsko
Francis M. Fetsko
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Stephen S. Romaine and Francis M. Fetsko
and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him, and in his
name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them,
or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933, this Registration Statement and Power of Attorney have been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Name
Capacity
Date
/s/ Thomas R. Rochon
Chairman of the Board
July 20, 2016
Thomas R. Rochon
/s/ Stephen S. Romaine
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 20, 2016
Stephen S. Romaine
/s/ James W. Fulmer
Vice Chairman, Director
July 20, 2016
James W. Fulmer
/s/ Francis M. Fetsko
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
July 20, 2016
Francis M. Fetsko
/s/ John E. Alexander
Director
July 20, 2016
John E. Alexander
/s/ Paul J. Battaglia
Director
July 20, 2016
Paul J. Battaglia
/s/ Daniel J. Fessenden
Director
July 20, 2016
Daniel J. Fessenden
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2
/s/ Carl E. Haynes
Director
July 20, 2016
Carl E. Haynes
/s/ Susan A. Henry
Director
July 20, 2016
Susan A. Henry
/s/ Patricia A. Johnson
Director
July 20, 2016
Patricia A. Johnson
/s/ Frank C. Milewski
Director
July 20, 2016
Frank C. Milewski
/s/ Sandra A. Parker
Director
July 20, 2016
Sandra A. Parker
/s/ Michael H. Spain
Director
July 20, 2016
Michael H. Spain
/s/ Alfred J. Weber
Director
July 20, 2016
Alfred J. Weber
/s/ Craig Yunker
Director
July 20, 2016
Craig Yunker
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EXHIBIT INDEX
5
Opinion of Harris Beach PLLC
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Harris Beach PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included at pages II-2 and II-3)
99
Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-160738), filed on July 22, 2009)
99.1
Amendment No. 1 to Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 1, 2016)