Michele Sullivan - 18 Mar 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to Confirming Statement executed by Michele Sullivan
Issuer symbol
CBU
Transactions as of
18 Mar 2025
Net transactions value
+$20,000
Form type
4
Filing time
20 Mar 2025, 16:41:35 UTC
Previous filing
20 Dec 2024
Next filing
24 Jun 2025

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 +1,225 +86% $0.000000 2,655 18 Mar 2025 Common Stock 1,225 Direct F1, F2
transaction CBU Deferred Stock (Deferred Compensation) Award $20,000 +345 +25% $57.98 1,715 20 Mar 2025 Common Stock 345 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 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.
F2 Includes 13.032, 11.2154, and 11.1256 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on July 10, 2024, October 10, 2024, and January 10, 2025, respectively, under the Plan.
F3 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.
F4 Includes 8.1166 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on January 10, 2025 under the Deferred Compensation Plan.