John F. Whipple - Mar 18, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to a Confirming Statement executed by John F. Whipple, Jr.
Stock symbol
CBU
Transactions as of
Mar 18, 2025
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
3/20/2025, 05:14 PM
Previous filing
Dec 3, 2024

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 +1.23K +30.44% $0.00 5.25K Mar 18, 2025 Common Stock 1.23K $0.00 Direct F3, F4
holding CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) 6.9K Mar 18, 2025 Common Stock 6.9K Direct F1, F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 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.
F2 Includes 53.6874 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on January 10, 2025 under the Deferred Compensation Plan
F3 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.
F4 Includes 25.8915, 36.6659, 31.555, and 31.3024 units of phantom stock acquired as dividend equivalents on April 10, 2024, July 10, 2024, October 10, 2024, and January 10, 2025, respectively, under the Plan.