Citizens Financial Services, Inc. Reports Dividend
MANSFIELD, Pa., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (CZFS) the bank holding company for First Citizens Community Bank, recently paid a cash dividend for Citizens Financial Services shareholders.
A cash dividend of $.285 per share was paid on March 29, 2013 to shareholders of record on March 22, 2013. Coupled with the first quarter 2013 accelerated dividend payment of $.38 per share paid on December 31, 2012, the dividend of $.285 per share represents an attractive dividend yield. The Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services accelerated the first quarter dividend due to the significant issues in Washington regarding the very complex fiscal cliff tax issues at that time and its intent was to benefit shareholders that may have been affected by the potential tax increase on dividends during 2013.
"Our ability to accelerate the first quarter dividend and the cash dividend of $.285 per share paid on March 29th is consistent with the Board of Directors' desire to provide total shareholder return to our shareholder base," stated Randall E. Black, CEO and President.
Citizens Financial Services, Inc. is an $880 million bank holding company conducting business through First Citizens Community Bank. First Citizens Community Bank operates 17 full-service offices in Pennsylvania and New York as well as two loan production offices in Lock Haven, and Dallas, PA.
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Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing economic and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties.
SOURCE Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
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