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accession: "0001104659-22-061748"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFIS"
cik: "0001056943"
company_name: "PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP."
filed_at: "2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T11:06:33.898179+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders elect three directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected directors William E. Aubrey II, Craig W. Best, Joseph T. Wright, Jr. each to three-year terms.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 3,690,230 votes for and 202,652 against.
- Ratified Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent auditor for FY2022 with 5,058,916 votes for.
- Broker non-votes totaled 1,159,535 on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-061748
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFIS
- cik: 0001056943
- company_name: PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
- filed_at: 2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465922061748/0001104659-22-061748-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465922061748/tm2215736d1_8k.htm

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