---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-284607"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FISI"
cik: "0000862831"
company_name: "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC"
filed_at: "2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:33:23.015964+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Financial Institutions, Inc. declares $0.31 quarterly common dividend payable Jan 2, 2026

## Summary
- Board declared $0.31 per common share quarterly cash dividend, payable Jan 2, 2026 to holders of record Dec 15, 2025.
- Also declared $0.75 per share on Series A 3% preferred and $2.12 per share on Series B-1 8.48% preferred.
- Dividends were approved by the Board on November 14, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-284607
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FISI
- cik: 0000862831
- company_name: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC
- filed_at: 2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/862831/000119312525284607/0001193125-25-284607-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/862831/000119312525284607/fisi-20251114.htm

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