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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/19/24 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 723188 |
| Issuer Name: COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CBU |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1475265 |
| | Owner Name: Pecor Raymond C III |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY |
| | Owner City: DEWITT |
| | Owner State: NY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 13214 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 9,265.175 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 9,376.523 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Trust |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation under Merchants plan) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 9,424.4629 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 9,424.4629 |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F6 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/21/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 445.846 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 45.98 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F6 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F6 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 445.846 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 7,006.4744 |
| Footnote ID: F7 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F8 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/19/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,395 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F8 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F8 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,395 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 5,539.4766 |
| Footnote ID: F9 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Includes 82.2757 shares acquired pursuant to the Community Bank System, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. |
| Footnote - F2: Includes 83.473 shares acquired pursuant to the Community Bank System, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. |
| Footnote - F3: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. |
| Footnote - F4: The units of phantom stock were acquired through Merchants Bancshares, Inc.'s ("Merchants") deferred compensation plan. 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 such deferred compensation plan will be settled in Community Bank System, Inc. common stock at future dates selected by the reporting person. |
| Footnote - F5: Includes 80.0329, 90.7899, 96.7449, and 83.8965 units of phantom stock acquired on April 10, 2023, July 10, 2023, October 10, 2023, and January 10, 2024, respectively, under the Merchants' deferred compensation plan's dividend reinvestment feature. |
| Footnote - F6: 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. |
| Footnote - F7: Includes 44.7814, 50.4408, 58.7445, and 54.7196 units of phantom stock acquired on April 10, 2023, July 10, 2023, October 10, 2023, and January 10, 2024, respectively, under the Deferred Compensation Plan's dividend reinvestment feature. |
| Footnote - F8: The reporting person has received deferred stock units under the Community Bank 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 Bank System, Inc. common stock and will be settled in common stock at a predetermined date. |
| Footnote - F9: Includes 35.597, 40.0907, 43.1863, and 37.007 units of phantom stock acquired on April 10, 2023, July 10, 2023, October 10, 2023, and January 10, 2024, respectively, as dividend equivalents under the Plan. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Danielle M. Cima, pursuant to a Confirming Statement executed by Raymond C. Pecor, III |
| Signature Date: 3/21/24 |