<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-24-021814.txt : 20240701
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240701181115
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-24-021814
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:			Chiaro James P
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001949212
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36388
		FILM NUMBER:		241092189

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 E DRINKER ST
		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>Chiaro James P</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PEOPLES SECURITY BANK &amp; TRUST CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>SCRANTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>18503</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <officerTitle>EVP/CHIEF INV SERVICES OFFICER</officerTitle>
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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">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 (&quot;Purchase Agreement&quot;). 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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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