CZFS Director Gifts 20 Shares; Holds 27,796 After Form 4

CZFS Form 4 filing (08/04/25): Director R. Joseph Landy reported a Code G gift of 20 Citizens Financial Services common shares at $0.00.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

CZFS Form 4 filing (08/04/25): Director R. Joseph Landy reported a Code G gift of 20 Citizens Financial Services common shares at $0.00. Following the transaction, Landy directly owns 27,796.1881 shares. The transfer trims his stake by ~0.07%, a de-minimis change that neither affects board influence nor the public float. No derivative securities were involved and no additional transactions were disclosed.

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TL;DR: Minor gift of 20 shares; ownership virtually unchanged—neutral impact.

The Form 4 shows Director Landy gifting a token amount of stock, leaving him with roughly 27.8k shares. Gift transactions (Code G) are typically non-economic and signal estate or charitable planning rather than a view on valuation. The fractional residual indicates dividend reinvestment rounding, not new buying. Given Citizens Financial Services’ ~3.6 million outstanding shares, this <0.001% shift is immaterial to ownership structure or market sentiment.

Insider Trade Summary

20 shares gifted

Gift 1 txn

Insider LANDY R JOSEPH

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Gift	COMMON CLASS	20	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: COMMON CLASS — 27,796.1881 shares (Direct)

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What did CZFS Director R. Joseph Landy report in the latest Form 4?

He gifted 20 shares of CZFS common stock on 08/04/25, leaving him with 27,796.1881 shares.

How many CZFS shares does Landy own after the transaction?

Post-gift, he directly holds 27,796.1881 common shares.

What is the SEC transaction code "G" noted in the filing?

Code G denotes a gift—a transfer without consideration, often for estate or charitable purposes.

Does this Form 4 indicate any insider selling for cash?

No. The filing shows a non-cash gift at $0.00, not an open-market sale.

Are there any derivative securities involved in this filing?

No derivative securities were acquired, disposed of, or outstanding per Table II.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LANDY R JOSEPH

(Last) (First) (Middle)

741 SOUTH MAIN STREET

(Street)

ATHENS PA 18810

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC [ CZFS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON CLASS	08/04/2025		G		20	D	$0	27,796.1881	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	GINA MARIE BOOR FOR R. JOSEPH LANDY UNDER POWER OF ATTORNEY DATED 08/22/2022	08/05/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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