SALLY A. STEELE - 15 Mar 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. (CBU)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to a Confirming Statement executed by Sally A. Steele
Issuer symbol
CBU
Transactions as of
15 Mar 2022
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
17 Mar 2022, 17:03:52 UTC
Previous filing
03 Mar 2022
Next filing
19 Apr 2022
SEC
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Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award $0 +644 +111% $0.000000 1,227 15 Mar 2022 Common Stock 644 Direct F1, F2
holding CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) 9,892 15 Mar 2022 Common Stock 9,892 Direct F3, F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The reporting person has received deferred stock units under the Community Bank System, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). 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.
F2 Includes 16.4801 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents under the Plan.
F3 Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Community Bank System, Inc. common stock. The units of phantom stock relating to the Deferred Compensation Plan will be settled in Community Bank System, Inc. common stock at future dates selected by the reporting person.
F4 Includes 72.3151 units of phantom stock acquired on January 10, 2022 under the Deferred Compensation Plan's dividend reinvestment feature.