<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-24-021815.txt : 20240701
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240701181157
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-24-021815
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240701
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240701
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240701

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BONE JAMES M JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001491834
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36388
		FILM NUMBER:		241092194

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 E. DRINKER STREET
		CITY:			DUNMORE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18512

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056943
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				232391852
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 N WASHINGTON AVE
		CITY:			SCRANTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		570-346-7741

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 N WASHINGTON AVE
		CITY:			SCRANTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980303
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        <issuerName>PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PFIS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BONE JAMES M JR</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PEOPLES SECURITY BANK &amp; TRUST CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>150 N. WASHINGTON AVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SCRANTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>18503</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <officerTitle>EVP, Chief Operations Officer</officerTitle>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>10576</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), dated as of September 27, 2023, by and between Peoples Financial Services Corp. (&quot;Peoples&quot;) and FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (&quot;FNCB&quot;), on July 1, 2024 (the &quot;Closing Date&quot;) FNCB merged with and into Peoples (the &quot;Merger&quot;), 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amount includes 1,411 shares of time-based restricted common stock solely owned by Mr. Bone; 8,201 shares held jointly with his spouse; 890 shares co-owned with Mr. Bone's father and siblings; and 74 shares owned solely by Mr. Bone.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Stephanie A. Westington, as Attorney-in-Fact for James M. Bone Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-07-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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