SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SUSKIEWICH JAMES

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

312 WEST FIRST STREET

(Street)

SANFORD

32771

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEDERAL TRUST CORP [ FDT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman, President, and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/08/2006		P		509	A	$11.8	26,078	I	IRA
Common Stock								196,649	D
Common Stock								1,939	I	Spouse IRA
Common Stock	03/28/2006⁽¹⁾		P		12,419	A	$11.96	175,452	I	Federal Trust 401K Plan
Common Stock	11/29/2005		S⁽²⁾		4,800	D	$11.35	199,588	I	Trustee Federal Trust Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock Options	$7.62							10/24/2004	10/23/2013	Stock Options	50,000		50,000	D
Common Stock Options	$4							10/01/2003	09/30/2012	Stock Options	10,587		10,587	D
Common Stock Options	$10.12							05/06/2005	05/06/2015	Stock Options	50,000		50,000	D
Common Stock Options	$10.2							11/18/2006⁽³⁾	11/18/2015	Stock Options	100,000		100,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Various transaction dates in conjunction with bi-weekly company payroll

2. Shares sold for employee distribution

3. 50,000 exercisable immediately; 50,000 shares exercisable over 3 years at 33.3% per year

	James V. Suskiewich	05/10/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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