3rd quarter dividend
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 - October 5, 2005


Commission File Number: 0-23863

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
PENNSYLVANIA
 
23-2391852
(State of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
50 MAIN STREET, HALLSTEAD, PA
 
18822
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
 
 
 
(570) 879-2175
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
 
 
 

 
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Item 9.01 (c)
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
99: Press Release of Peoples Financial Services Corp., dated October 5, 2005, regarding Dividend Declaration.


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
Page Number of Manually Signed Original
99
Press Release of Peoples Financial Services Corp., dated October 5, 2005, regarding Dividend Declaration.
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SIGNATURES
 
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
Debra E. Dissinger
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: October 5, 2005
 
By: Debra E. Dissinger
 
 
 
Executive Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
Frederick J. Malloy
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: October 5, 2005
 
By: Frederick J. Malloy
 
 
 
Asst. Vice President/Controller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
John W. Ord
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: October 5, 2005
 
By: John W. Ord
 
 
 
President/ CEO/Chairman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
Joseph M. Ferretti
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: October 5, 2005
 
By: Joseph M. Ferretti
 
 
 
Vice President/Chief Credit Officer
 
 
 
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Exhibit 99

PRESS RELEASE - October 5, 2005

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. DECLARES 3rd QUARTER DIVIDEND

A regular quarterly dividend of $0.19 (nineteen cents) per share was declared on October 3, 2005. The dividend will be paid November 15, 2005 to shareholders of record as of October 28, 2005.

Peoples Financial Services Corp., Hallstead Pennsylvania, is the parent company of Peoples National Bank, an independent community bank with ten community offices. The community office locations are: Hallstead, Hop Bottom, Susquehanna, and Montrose, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Nicholson, Tunkhannock and Meshoppen, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania; and Conklin, Deposit, and Binghamton, in Broome County, New York.

Except for the historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties in the banking industry and overall economy. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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