Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On June 16, 2023, Citizens Financial Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company" or "CZFS"), completed its previously announced acquisition of HV Bancorp, Inc. ("HVBC"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 18, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between CZFS, HVBC, Huntingdon Valley Bank, HVBC's subsidiary bank ("HVB"), First Citizens Community Bank, the Company's subsidiary bank ("FCCB"), and CZFS Acquisition Company, LLC, FCCB's direct shareholder. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, (i) HVBC merged with and into CZFS, with CZFS being the surviving entity, and (ii) HVB merged with and into FCCB, with FCCB being the surviving entity (the "Merger").

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of HVBC common stock was converted into the right to receive, subject to the election of the holder, either (x) $30.50 in cash or (y) 0.4040 shares of CZFS common stock (as adjusted for a stock dividend), with cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares. Elections were subject to proration procedures whereby 80% of the shares of HVBC common stock will be exchanged for shares of CZFS common stock and 20% of the shares of HVBC common stock will be exchanged for cash. Based on the elections and proration procedures, the total consideration payable to HVBC shareholders is comprised of an aggregate of approximately 723,068 shares of CZFS common stock and an aggregate of approximately $13.65 million in cash.

A copy of CZFS's press release dated June 16, 2023, announcing the completion of the Merger, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by CZFS with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2022, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

As previously disclosed, in connection with and effective upon the completion of the Merger, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") increased the number of directors that comprise the Board to 13 directors, an increase of one, and appointed Robert J. Marino, former President of HVBC, to the Board. Mr. Marino will hold office until the Company's 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, and will be nominated by the Board to stand for re-election at the Company's 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.

In addition, in connection with and effective upon completion of the Merger, the Board of Directors of FCCB (the "FCCB Board") increased the number of directors that comprise the FCCB Board to 16 directors, an increase of two, and appointed Mr. Marino and John D. Behm to the FCCB Board. Mr. Behm and Mr. Marino will each serve on the FCCB Board until the next annual meeting of FCCB at which time they will be nominated for re-election.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The required financial statements will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The required pro forma financial information will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

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(d) Exhibits



Exhibit
Number       Description

99.1           Press Release of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. dated June 16,
             2023.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted
             in Inline XBRL)

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