LOCHEN RICHARD S JR 4

What Happened

• Richard S. Lochen Jr., a director of Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS), was granted 297 shares as a stock award on January 30, 2026. The award was reported at $0.00 per share (award/grant), reflecting a compensation grant rather than a purchase for cash.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-01-30 — Award/Grant (transaction code A); reported price $0.00 per share.
• Shares granted: 297 shares; no cash paid by the insider.
• Beneficial ownership reported: the filing breaks down holdings as 8,841.0000 shares held individually and 10,050.042 shares held jointly with his spouse (≈18,891.042 combined per those footnotes). Adding the 297-share award would increase his beneficial stake to roughly 19,188.042 shares (approximate).
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Award granted under Peoples Financial’s director compensation plan.
  • F2–F4: Detail components of his reported holdings and small additional amounts acquired via the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRP) in 2025.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on Feb 3, 2026 for a Jan 30, 2026 transaction — this appears to be filed within the typical 2-business-day window and is not late.

Context

• Director stock awards are typically routine compensation and do not by themselves indicate the director’s market view. This filing reflects receipt of compensation shares (not a market purchase or sale, and not an option exercise).