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 (Date of earliest event reported) December 20, 2016


CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.


Pennsylvania
 
0-13222
 
23-2265045
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
         
15 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA
 
16933
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(570) 662-2121
     
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)


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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") will hold its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to elect directors and to ratify the appoint of its independent registered public accounting firm on April 18, 2017.

The Annual Meeting will be held at the Tioga County Fairgrounds Main Building, 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:00 noon, local time.

Record holders of the Company's common stock at the close of business on February 27, 2017 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.  
       
December 21, 2016
By:
/s/ Mickey L. Jones  
    Mickey L. Jones  
    Chief Financial Officer