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

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2025
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-36636 | 05-0412693
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
One Citizens Plaza |  |
Providence, | RI |  | 02903
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 900-6715
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | CFG | New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.000% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E | CFG PrE | New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 7.375% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series H | CFG PrH | New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I | CFG PrI | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 15, 2025, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2025 earnings and posted on its website the press release and a financial supplement. Copies of the press release and financial supplement are being furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.3, respectively.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
For the benefit of investors, the Company has posted on its website an investor presentation in connection with its earnings conference call. A copy of the investor presentation is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibits attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01, respectively, and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall this information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| Exhibit Number |  | Description
(d) | Exhibit 99.1 |  | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. press release dated October 1 5, 2025
| Exhibit 99.2 |  | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. earnings release presentation issued October 1 5, 2025
| Exhibit 99.3 |  | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. financial supplement for third quarter 2025
| Exhibit 104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: |  | /s/ Christopher R. Emerson
|  | Christopher R. Emerson
|  | Executive Vice President and Interim Chief
|  | Financial Officer

Date: October 15, 2025