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^*

Chiaro James P

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PEOPLES SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO.

150 N. WASHINGTON AVE

(Street)

SCRANTON

18503

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. [ PFIS ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP/CHIEF INV SERVICES OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2024

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	07/01/2024		A		154	A	⁽¹⁾	154	D
COMMON STOCK	07/01/2024		A		3,706	A	⁽¹⁾	3,706⁽²⁾	I	By Chiaro Investment Services, LLC

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 27, 2023, by and between Peoples Financial Services Corp. ("Peoples") and FNCB Bancorp, Inc. ("FNCB"), on July 1, 2024 (the "Closing Date") FNCB merged with and into Peoples (the "Merger"), with Peoples continuing as the surviving company of the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date each share of FNCB common stock held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive 0.1460 of a share of common stock of Peoples rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.

2. Includes 1,979 restricted shares of Issuer's common stock that were issued in connection with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Chiaro Investment Services, LLC pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 2022 by and between FNCB and Chiaro Investment Services, LLC and consummated on the same date ("Purchase Agreement"). The restricted shares of common stock will be released based on the achievement of quarterly net commissions and fees in accordance with a schedule set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any shares not eligible to be released by August 15, 2027 will be forfeited and canceled.

	/s/ Stephanie A. Westington, as Attorney-in-Fact for James P. Chiaro	07/01/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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