FACTSHudson River Bancorp Inc • June 26th, 2000 • Savings institutions, not federally chartered
law offices Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P. a limited liability partnership including professional corporations 1100 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W. SIDNEY J. SILVER, P.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3934 TELECOPIER NUMBER ROBERT L. FREEDMAN, P.C. (202) 414-6100...Hudson River Bancorp Inc • June 26th, 2000 • Savings institutions, not federally chartered
We have examined (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") filed by Hudson River Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the public offering prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the issuance by the Company of up to 10,395,744 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (ii) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (as amended) and (iii) records of the Company's corporate proceedings relative to the issuance of the Common Stock.
