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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BOYCE DAVID S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP [TMP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Pres. & CEO Tompkins Ins. (Last) (First) (Middle) TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, P O BOX 460 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2016 (Street) ITHACA, NY 14851 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/09/2016   A   1,207 (1) A $ 0 22,820 (2) D   Common Stock               554.281 I by 401(k)/ISOP Common Stock               1,958.093 I by ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR)

$ 76.9

11/09/2016

A

802

(3)

11/09/2026

Common Stock

802

$ 0

802

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BOYCE DAVID S TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION P O BOX 460 ITHACA, NY 14851			EVP, Pres. & CEO Tompkins Ins.

Signatures

/s/ David S. Boyce		11/10/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted Stock was granted pursuant to the Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan. Restricted Stock grants have a five-year vesting schedule with 0% vesting in year one and 25% vesting in years two through five. The grant will expire ten years from the date of the grant.
(2)	The total reported in Column 5 reflects 129 shares withheld on 5/3/2015; 165 shares withheld on 5/3/2016 and 98 shares withheld on 8/19/16, in each case to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation related to the vesting of stock on those dates. Although the withholding of those shares was not reported on Forms 4, Forms 4 filed for the reporting person subsequent to such vesting dates reflected the withholding of such shares and therefore accurately reflected the reporting person's holdings in Column 5 on each such date.
(3)	Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) were granted pursuant to the Tompkins Financial Corporation 2009 Equity Plan. SARs have a five-year vesting schedule, with 0% vesting in year one and 25% vesting in years two through five. When exercised, the SARs will be settled in Common Stock of the Company. The grant will expire ten years from the date of the grant.

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