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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000739421-20-000027
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200421
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200423

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13222
		FILM NUMBER:		20810121

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

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		STREET 1:		15 S MAIN ST
		CITY:			MANSFIELD
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			16933
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 12.55pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA; April 23, 2020.&#160; Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (OTC Pink: CZFS) announced that its Board
      of Directors has <font style="color: #000000;">authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company can repurchase up to 150,000 of the currently outstanding shares of the Company&#8217;s
        common stock at an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $12,000,000, over a period of 36 months, through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws,
        including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></div>
    <div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="color: #000000;">Randall E. Black, Chief Executive
        Officer and President, commented, &#8220;</font>This repurchase program demonstrates the Board&#8217;s confidence in our future and our overall commitment to delivering added value to all of our shareholders, including providing an additional liquidity source
      for our currency.&#160; Our capital allocation strategy prioritizes deploying our strong balance sheet to fund both internal and external opportunities that will support our long-term growth strategy.&#8221;</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the stock repurchase program will depend
      on a number of factors, including price and general business and market conditions.&#160;The share buyback program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares in any period, and may be expanded, extended, modified or
      discontinued at any time. Payment for shares repurchased under the program will be funded using the Company's cash on hand.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">About Citizens Financial Services, Inc.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">&#65279;</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Citizens Financial Services, Inc. is the bank holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (&#8220;First Citizens&#8221;), a Pennsylvania-chartered
      commercial bank. First Citizens operates 31 full-service branch offices in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. For more information about Citizens and First Citizens, visit its website at <font style="font-style: italic;">www.firstcitizensbank.com</font>.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 13pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">&#65279;</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Forward-looking Statements</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12.55pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="color: #000000;">This press release contains
        forward-looking statements, as that term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding purchases by the Company of its common stock. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
        uncertainties, and contingencies, including </font>the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on levels of consumer confidence; actions governments, businesses and individuals take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the
      impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity; the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides; <font style="color: #000000;">changes in price and volume and the volatility of the Company&#8217;s common stock; adverse developments affecting either or both of prices and trading of securities; and unexpected or otherwise unplanned or alternative
        requirements with respect to the capital of the Company. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking statements or information, including those contained in this report.</font></div>
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    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">CONTACT:</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Randall E. Black</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Chief Executive Officer and President</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">(570) 662-2121</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING</div>
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    <div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mansfield, Pennsylvania; April 23, 2020.&#160; Citizens Financial Services, Inc. held its annual meeting on April 21, 2020 at
      First Citizens Community Bank&#8217;s Main Office, 15 South Main Street, Mansfield, Pennsylvania.</div>
    <div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">At the annual meeting, the following four Class 3 directors were elected to serve for three-year terms, and until their
      successors are elected and qualified: Randall E. Black, R. Lowell Coolidge, Rinaldo A. DeDePaola, and Mickey L. Jones.&#160; The four Class 3 directors will serve until the April 2023 Annual Meeting.</div>
    <div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">The following corporate directors retained their positions but were not standing for election this year:&#160; Robert W.
      Chappell, Roger C. Graham, Jr., E. Gene Kosa, R. Joseph Landy, Thomas E. Freeman, Christopher W. Kunes, David Z. Richards, Jr., and Alletta M. Schadler.</div>
    <div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Additionally, shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, A.C., Certified Public Accountants, as the
      independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.</div>
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