UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2025

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		001-36636	05-0412693
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Citizens Plaza
Providence,	RI		02903
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 900-6715

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	CFG	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.000% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E	CFG PrE	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 7.375% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series H	CFG PrH	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I	CFG PrI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 7, 2025, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Ted Swimmer, head of capital markets and advisory for Citizens Commercial Banking, has been named Head of Commercial Banking, effective immediately. Mr. Swimmer succeeds Don McCree, who will remain at the Company as Chair of Commercial Banking until his retirement at the end of March 2026.

A 30-year banking industry veteran, Swimmer joined the Company in 2010 as executive vice president and head of capital markets and was named to the Company’s Executive Committee in 2018.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Swimmer’s appointment and Mr. McCree’s retirement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


	Exhibit Number	Description

(d)	99.1	Press Release issued by the Company, dated October 7, 2025

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

By:						/s/ Bruce Van Saun
						Bruce Van Saun
						Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 7, 2025

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI 8-K