John Parente - 17 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: CBU
Reported as of: 17 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 Mar 2026, 14:31:42 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 17 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 23 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to a Confirming Statement executed by John Parente

Key filing fact

John Parente filed Form 4 for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU) on 18 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes John Parente's Form 4 filing for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU).
1 reported transaction and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 Mar 2026, 14:31.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 17 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001486057 Primary reporting owner

Parente John

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC., 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY, DEWITT
Signature: /s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to a Confirming Statement executed by John Parente
Signature date: 18 Mar 2026

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CBU transaction Derivative

Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units)

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +1,220
Change %: +97%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 2,475
Date: 17 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,220
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1, F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

The reporting person has received deferred stock units under the Community Financial System, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended ("LTIP"). Each phantom stock unit which represents a deferred stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Community Bank System, Inc. common stock and will be settled in common stock at a predetermined date.

Footnote F2

Includes 9.6079 units of phantom stock acquired on January 12, 2026 under the LTIP's dividend reinvestment feature.