SEC Form 4 · accession 0000723188-26-000096
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. · CBU
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Eric Stickels
Director
Period of report
Jun 8, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Jun 10, 2026 · 11:33 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0000723188
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Jun 8, 2026 | S | 2,000 | $63.9811 | D | 31,592 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 15,513 | I | By Wife's Community Financial System, Inc. 401(k) |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units)F3,F2 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Common Stock | 5,265 | 5,265 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $63.72 to $64.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Community Financial System, Inc., any security holder of Community Financial System, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- F2The reporting person has received deferred stock units under the Community Financial System, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "LTIP"). Each phantom stock unit which represents a deferred stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Community Financial System, Inc. common stock and will be settled in common stock at a predetermined date.
- F3Includes 30.2137 units of phantom stock acquired on April 10, 2026 under the Plan's dividend reinvestment feature.