CITIZENS FINANCIAL (CZFS) Director Joseph R. Landy Receives Award

What Happened

• Joseph R. Landy, a director of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (ticker: CZFS), was granted 70 shares on 2026-09-15. The award is reported at $0.00 per share (total reported cash value $0) and is described as a stock award under the company's 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
• This is a compensation grant (award), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such grants are part of director/executive compensation and may be subject to vesting and transfer restrictions.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15. Filing date: 2026-09-15 (timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares granted: 70; reported acquisition price: $0.00; reported cash value: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not stated in the provided Form 4.
• Filing footnote: "STOCK AWARDS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2026 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN."
• No indication in this filing of a 10b5‑1 plan, tax-withholding disposition, or immediate sale of the shares.

Context

• Equity awards to directors are common as compensation and typically vest over time; they do not represent an open-market purchase that signals a director buying shares with personal funds.
• For retail investors, awards are informative about company pay practices but should not be read as a direct vote of confidence like a personal cash purchase might be.