DENAPLES LOUIS A 4

What Happened

• Louis A. DeNaples, a director of Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS), received a grant of 297 shares on January 30, 2026 under the company's director compensation plan. The reported price per share is $0.00 (award), so no cash was paid by the reporting person.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30; filing date: 2026-02-03 (filed within required reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant).
• Shares granted: 297 shares; reported acquisition price: $0.00.
• Beneficial ownership following the grant (per footnotes): 340,910.0640 shares total (composed of 339,647.1540 shares held individually + 965.9100 shares held jointly with spouse + the 297-share award).
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1: Award granted pursuant to the issuer's director compensation plan.
  • F2: Details the components of the beneficial holdings, including Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) purchases on 9/15/2025 and 12/15/2025.
  • F4: Standard disclaimer that the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by certain entities (to the extent permitted by law).
  • Other small DRP-related amounts are noted in the filing (see F3, F5).
• Timeliness: Filed on Feb 3, 2026 for a Jan 30 transaction — within the typical two business‑day Form 4 filing window.

Context

• This was a compensation award to a director, not an open-market purchase or sale. Such grants are routine director pay and do not necessarily indicate a personal market view. For retail investors, purchases are generally more informative about insider sentiment than awards; this filing documents compensation and updated beneficial ownership.