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: ~~January~~March 3016, 2026

(Date of earliest event reported)

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

PA	001-36388	23-2391852
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

30 E D Preate Drive, Moosic, PA 18507

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(570) 346-7741

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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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, $2.00 par value		PFIS		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 30, 2026, Thomas P. Tulaney notified Peoples Financial Services Corp. of his retirement from his roles as President of Peoples Financial Services Corp. and President and Director of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, effective April 3, 2026.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

OnThe ~~January~~management ~~30,~~of ~~2026,~~ Peoples Financial Services Corp. (the ~~issued~~“Company”) aanticipates ~~press~~meetings ~~release~~with ~~announcing~~investors ~~the~~during ~~retirement~~2026. A copy of ~~Thomas~~presentation P.materials ~~Tulaney~~will ~~from~~be ~~his~~made ~~roles~~available ason the ~~President~~investor relations section of ~~Peoples~~the ~~Financial~~Company’s ~~Services Corp~~website (https://ir.psbt.com/investor-resources/presentations/default.aspx) and is ~~President~~furnished ~~and~~as ~~Director~~exhibit 99.1 to this report. All information included in this presentation is presented as of ~~Peoples~~the ~~Security~~dates ~~Bank~~indicated, and the ~~Trust~~ Company, ~~effective~~does ~~April~~not 3,assume ~~2026.~~any Aobligation ~~copy~~to ofcorrect or update such information in the ~~press~~future. ~~release~~The isCompany ~~attached~~disclaims any inferences regarding ~~hereto~~the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as ~~Exhibit~~a ~~99.1~~result ~~and~~of isit ~~incorporated~~furnishing ~~herein~~such byinformation ~~reference~~under Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Press~~2025 ~~release~~Investor ~~dated~~Presentation ~~January~~(March ~~30,~~ 2026)
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.

	By:	/s/ James M. Bone, Jr., CPA
		James M. Bone, Jr., CPA
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Principal Financial Officer

Dated: ~~January~~March 3016, 2026

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