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accession: "0001104659-26-066622"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFIS"
cik: "0001056943"
company_name: "PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP."
filed_at: "2026-05-27T12:50:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T12:55:12.864668+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve increase in equity plan to 300,000 shares at annual meeting

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-066622
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFIS
- cik: 0001056943
- company_name: PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T12:50:31+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465926066622/0001104659-26-066622-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056943/000110465926066622/tm2615664d1_8k.htm

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