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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000739421-20-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200325
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200325
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200325

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000739421
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				232265045
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13222
		FILM NUMBER:		20740825

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 S MAIN ST
		CITY:			MANSFIELD
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			16933
		BUSINESS PHONE:		570-662-0444

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 S MAIN ST
		CITY:			MANSFIELD
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			16933
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      <div style="line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Randall E. Black</div>
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      <div style="line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">(570) 662-2121</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Citizens Financial Services, Inc. Changes Location of Annual Meeting of Shareholders</div>
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      <div style="text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mansfield, PA &#8211; March 25, 2020.&#160; Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (OTCPink: CZFS), the
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      <div style="line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">About Citizens Financial Services, Inc.</div>
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      <div style="text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 13.7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Citizens Financial Services, Inc. is the bank holding company for First Citizens Community Bank, a
        Pennsylvania-chartered commercial bank.&#160; First Citizens operates 28 full-service offices in Pennsylvania and New York.&#160; For more information about Citizens Financial Services, Inc. and First Citizens Community Bank, visit its website at <font style="font-style: italic;">www.firstcitizensbank.com</font>.</div>
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