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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report: January &nbsp;24, 2020&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">(Date of earliest event reported) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;">PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Commission </font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(IRS Employer of</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Identification No.)</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1848 </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(570) 346-7741 </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</font>
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						<a name="_Hlk6809099"></a><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;class:</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;exchange&nbsp;on&nbsp;which&nbsp;registered:</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The Nasdaq Stock Market</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&#x25FB;<font style="display:inline;font-family:Wingdings;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 18.6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&#x25FB;<font style="display:inline;font-family:Wingdings;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 18.6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&#x25FB;<font style="display:inline;font-family:Wingdings;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 18.6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act.&#xF020;&#x25FB;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item&nbsp;2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">On January 24, 2020, Peoples Financial Services Corp. issued a press release announcing unaudited results of operations for the three and twelve-month periods ended December &nbsp;31, 2019 and financial condition at December &nbsp;31, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(d)<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 15pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Exhibits </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K: </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Exhibit<br>No.&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 8pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Description&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">99.1</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 7.65pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Press release dated January 24, 2020 announcing results of operations and financial condition.</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit Index</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Exhibit<br>No.&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">99.1</font></p>
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						<a href="ex-99d1.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Press release dated January 24, 2020 announcing results of operations and financial condition.</font></a></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURE</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </font>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Craig W. Best</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Craig W. Best</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ John R. Anderson</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">John R. Anderson III</font></p>
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pfis_Current Folio_8K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: January  24, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-36388
(Commission
File Number)
PA
23-2391852
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(IRS Employer of
Identification No.)
150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1848
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(570) 346-7741
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, $2.00 par value
PFIS
The Nasdaq Stock Market
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
◻
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
◻
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
◻
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
◻
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ◻
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.◻
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 24, 2020, Peoples Financial Services Corp. issued a press release announcing unaudited results of operations for the three and twelve-month periods ended December  31, 2019 and financial condition at December  31, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated January 24, 2020 announcing results of operations and financial condition.
2
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated January 24, 2020 announcing results of operations and financial condition.
3
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
By:
/s/ Craig W. Best
Craig W. Best
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ John R. Anderson
John R. Anderson III
Executive Vice President
(Chief Financial Officer)
Date: January 24, 2020
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