Peoples Financial Services Corp. filings document the public-company records of a Pennsylvania bank holding company and its Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company subsidiary. Recent 8-K reports furnish unaudited results of operations and financial condition, Regulation FD presentation materials, and leadership changes affecting executive roles at the holding company and bank.
Proxy materials cover annual meeting governance, director matters, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting disclosures. The filing record also identifies core bank-regulatory investor topics such as capital structure, board oversight, officer matters, and exhibits tied to earnings releases and material events.
Westington Stephanie A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. EVP and Chief Accounting Officer Stephanie A. Westington reported an equity compensation update. On June 26, 2026, she was granted 526 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of PFIS common stock.
Following earlier grants, Westington now holds 3,305 shares of common stock, including 420 shares of time-based restricted common stock and 2,885 other common shares263 RSUs led to 90 RSUs vesting on March 11, 2026, with 87 RSUs scheduled to vest on March 11, 2027 and 86 RSUs scheduled to vest on March 11, 2028. The filing does not show any open-market purchases or sales; the main activity is the new RSU award and the ongoing vesting schedule.
Cummings Mary Griffin reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive Mary Griffin Cummings, EVP and General Counsel, reported updated equity holdings. She received a grant of 661 restricted stock units (RSUs) on June 26, 2026, each representing a contingent right to one share of PFIS common stock, vesting in three annual installments beginning June 26, 2027. Following the reported entries, she holds 6,780 shares of common stock, including time-based restricted stock, along with the newly granted RSUs and previously awarded RSUs that vest over 2027 and 2028.
Champi Gerard A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. chief executive officer Gerard A. Champi reported updated equity holdings and a new stock-based award. He now directly holds 20,436 shares of common stock, including 1,944 shares of time-based restricted common stock, 375 shares solely owned, and 18,117 shares held jointly with his spouse.
Champi was granted 1,762 new restricted stock units on 6/26/2026, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of PFIS common stock. These RSUs vest in three annual installments beginning 6/26/2027. The filing also notes an earlier 2,024‑RSU grant from 3/28/2025, with 689 RSUs vesting on 3/11/2026 and the remaining tranches scheduled to vest in 2027 and 2028.
BONE JAMES M JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive vice president and chief financial officer James M. Bone Jr. reported updated equity holdings. On June 26, 2026, he was granted 793 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of PFIS common stock, vesting in three annual installments beginning June 26, 2027.
Footnotes show an earlier grant of 932 RSUs on March 28, 2025, of which 317 RSUs vested on March 11, 2026, with 308 and 307 RSUs scheduled to vest on March 11, 2027 and March 11, 2028. Following these updates, Bone reports direct ownership of 10,799.6234 shares of common stock and indirect ownership of 162.8464 shares through his spouse, alongside his outstanding RSUs.
ANDERSON JOHN R III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive John R. Anderson III reported equity compensation changes rather than open‑market trades. On June 26, 2026, he received a grant of 673 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing one share of PFIS common stock, vesting in three annual installments beginning June 26, 2027.
The filing also notes an earlier grant of 866 RSUs from March 28, 2025, with 295 RSUs having vested on March 11, 2026 and additional tranches scheduled to vest on March 11, 2027 and March 11, 2028. After these updates, Anderson holds 6,551.378 shares of common stock directly, plus 1,880 shares through a 401(k) profit sharing plan and joint holdings with his spouse, reflecting a mix of time‑based restricted stock, dividend reinvestment shares, and long‑term incentive awards.
Drobins Jeffrey A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive vice president and chief lending officer Jeffrey A. Drobins reported updated equity holdings. On June 26, 2026, he received a grant of 715 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of PFIS common stock, vesting in three annual installments beginning June 26, 2027.
After this filing, he holds 4,963.582 shares of common stock directly, plus 308 shares through the PSBT 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, including 155 shares of time-based restricted common stock and 4,808.582 shares solely owned. He also has multiple RSU awards outstanding covering thousands of additional shares that vest over time.
Kirtley Timothy reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive Timothy Kirtley reported a new equity award rather than an open-market trade. On 6/26/2026, he received a grant of 662 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of PFIS common stock, vesting in three annual installments beginning 6/26/2027.
Following this filing, he holds 6,216 shares of common stock directly, including 164 shares of time-based restricted common stock and 6,052 shares solely owned, plus 240 shares held indirectly through the PSBT 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. He also has prior RSU awards, including 826 RSUs granted on 3/28/2025, of which 281 vested on 3/11/2026 and the remaining units are scheduled to vest in 2027 and 2028.
Hubble Susan L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive Susan L. Hubble, EVP and Chief Information Officer, reported updated equity holdings, including a new grant of restricted stock units. On June 26, 2026, she was granted 655 RSUs, which will vest in three annual installments beginning June 26, 2027.
Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of PFIS common stock. Following this filing, she holds 2,010 shares of common stock directly, including 159 time-based restricted shares and 1,851 shares solely owned, plus 2,255 shares held indirectly through an IRA and previously granted RSUs tied to future vesting dates.
Peoples Financial Services Corp. shareholders approved an amendment to the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, raising the maximum number of common shares that may be issued under the plan to 300,000, including shares already granted. The plan continues to cover stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other equity or cash-based awards for eligible employees, directors, consultants, and service providers.
At the same annual meeting, shareholders elected four directors to terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting, approved on an advisory basis the compensation of named executive officers, and expressed a preference for holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every year. They also ratified Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. executive Stephanie A. Westington reported routine equity compensation activity. She exercised 90 restricted stock units, which converted into the same number of common shares, and 47 common shares were disposed of to satisfy tax obligations. After these transactions she directly holds 3,305 common shares, including 420 shares of time-based restricted common stock and 2,885 other common shares, and 173 restricted stock units remain outstanding, scheduled to vest in 2027 and 2028.