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Issuer:     PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. (PFIS)
CIK:        0001056943
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-113839
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Peoples Financial amends bylaws, sets merger-related board changes with FNCB
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- Board approved second amended and restated bylaws effective immediately; updates include proxy rules, exclusive forum provisions.
- Conditional amendments to Sections 11.3 and 11.5 become effective upon merger close, if transaction completes.
- Upon closing, board expands to 16 directors: 8 designated by Peoples, 8 by FNCB; William E. Aubrey II to remain Chairman, Louis A. DeNaples, Sr. to become Vice Chairman.
- Amendments add exclusive forum clauses: Pennsylvania state courts for derivative/fiduciary claims; federal courts for Securities Act claims.
- Age limit exception allows directors aged 73+ to serve one additional term after merger close.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465923113839/0001104659-23-113839-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465923113839/tm2329664d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-113839

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