8-K
filed May 27, 2026, 8:50 AM ET
ticker PFIS
CIK 0001056943
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
Shareholders approve increase in equity plan to 300,000 shares at annual meeting
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
- Amendment to 2023 Equity Incentive Plan increases maximum shares issuable to 300,000, approved by 5.4M votes for.
- Four directors elected: Sandra Bodnyk, Joseph Coccia, Joseph DeNaples, Ronald Kukuchka, each with >5.6M votes for.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed: 5.63M for, 0.16M against, 1.7M broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on frequency selected 'every year' with 5.06M votes; two-year and three-year received far fewer.
- Ratification of Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 approved with 7.49M votes for.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. shareholders approved Amend the Peoples Financial Services Corp. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to increase shares to 300,000 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
As to the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares that may be issued under the plan to 300,000 shares, the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are as follows For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,397,217 432,633 76,176 1,709,937
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. shareholders approved Election of four directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
The names of each director elected at the annual meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each director nominee, are as follows: Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Sandra L. Bodnyk 5,732,797 124,873 48,356 1,709,937 Joseph Coccia 5,694,733 137,827 73,466 1,709,937 Joseph L. DeNaples 5,679,917 176,674 49,435 1,709,937 Ronald G. Kukuchka 5,614,896 252,619 38,511 1,709,937
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. shareholders approved Ratification of Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
As to the ratification of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,485,020 90,214 40,729 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
As to the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, shareholders voted their preference to on whether the vote should occur every year, every two years, or every 3 years as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,063,712 181,779 507,361 153,174 1,709,937
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
As to the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,630,884 164,899 110,243 1,709,937
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