Transaction #23344 · Form 4 · 0000723188-25-000014

COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. · Stock award · Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation)

COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. · Transacted December 18, 2025 · Filed December 19, 2025

Original SEC filing ↗

What does this filing report?

An SEC Form 4 filing for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. records a stock award involving Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) on December 18, 2025. The reported quantity was 189.4876. The filing date is December 19, 2025. This is one transaction record; amounts are not allocated among any joint reporting owners.

The acquisition category describes how securities were received. It does not by itself establish a cash purchase of common stock. Read the transaction code definitionsand the original filing before interpreting the amounts.

Transaction details

Company CIK
0000723188
Security type
Derivative
Acquisition type
Stock award · Code A
Quantity acquired
189.4876
Reported price
60.69
Reference value
11,500.002444
Currency
Currency not specified
Ownership
Direct
Holdings after transaction
7,712.7297
Ownership description
Not reported
SEC acceptance time
Dec 19, 2025, 10:53 AM EST
10b5-1 indication
Not indicated

Reference value is reported quantity × reported price. It is not a confirmed cash payment or an estimate of a derivative's economic value. A missing currency is not assumed to be USD.

Reporting owners

These are the reporting owners named in the filing. Quantities and amounts are not allocated among co-reporters. Roles reflect this filing, not a current profile.

Company listings

CBU · NYSE

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Derivative terms

Underlying security
Common Stock
Underlying quantity
189.4876
Conversion / exercise price
Not reported
Exercise date
Not reported
Expiration date
Not reported

Filing footnotes & remarks

F1
Includes 77.194, 66.44, and 72.7280 shares acquired on April 10, 2025, July 10, 2025, and October 10, 2025, respectively, pursuant to the Community Financial System, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
F2
The reporting person has received deferred stock units under the Community Financial System, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). 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.
F3
Includes 35.9672, 40.8617, and 45.1866 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on April 10, 2025, July 10, 2025, and October 10, 2025, respectively, under the Plan.
F4
Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Community Financial System, Inc. common stock. The units of phantom stock relating to the Deferred Compensation Plan will be settled in Community Financial System, Inc. common stock at future dates selected by the reporting person.
F5
Includes 66.2494 and 75.0594 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on July 10, 2025, and October 10, 2025, respectively, under the Deferred Compensation Plan.

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