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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 - February 1, 2005


Commission File Number: 0-23863
 
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
PENNSYLVANIA
 
23-2931852
(State of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
50 MAIN STREET, HALLSTEAD, PA
 
18822
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
     
(570) 879-2175
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
  
     

 


Item 2.06
Material Impairments
 
Peoples Financial Services Corp. and  its subsidiary, Peoples National Bank holds $5 million in FNMA and FHLMC Preferred Equity securities and  it intends to record an after tax, Other-than-temporary Impairment of $755,000 in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004. Peoples National Bank has decided to transfer the unrealized loss on these Preferred Equity securities to an Other-than-temporary impairment loss on the Company’s Income Statement in the fourth quarter of 2004 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).


  
     

 


 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
 
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES, CORP.
 
 
       
       
 
 
/s/
 
Debra E. Dissinger
 
       
Dated: February 1, 2005
 
By: Debra E. Dissinger
 
   
Executive Vice President
 
 
       
 
 
/s/
 
Frederick J. Malloy
 
     
Dated: February 1, 2005
 
By: Frederick J. Malloy
 
   
Asst. Vice President/Controller
 
 
       
 
 
/s/
 
John W. Ord
 
       
Dated: February 1, 2005
 
By: John W. Ord
 
   
President & CEO
 
 
       
 
 
/s/
 
Joseph Ferretti
 
       
Dated: February 1, 2005
 
By: Joseph Ferretti
 
   
Vice President/Chief Credit Officer