Company: PFIS
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001104659-25-073147
Chunk: 59

Company: PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form: 424B3
Chunk 59
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 the Company’s good faith determination that, as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change in, the laws, rules or regulations of the United States (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, including the Federal Reserve and other federal bank regulatory agencies) or any political subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective after the issue date of the notes, (ii) any proposed change in those laws, rules or regulations that is announced or becomes effective

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after June 6, 2025, or (iii) any official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, rules, regulations, policies or guidelines with respect thereto that is announced after June 6, 2025 there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company will not be entitled to treat the notes as Tier 2 capital for so long as any notes are outstanding;

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a “Tax Event,” which is defined in the indenture to mean the receipt by the Company of an opinion of independent tax counsel to the effect that as a result of (i) an amendment to or change (including any announced prospective amendment or change) in any law or treaty, or any regulation thereunder, of the United States or any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities (ii) a judicial decision, administrative action, official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, regulation, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt or promulgate any ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation (any of the foregoing, an “Administrative or Judicial Action”), or (iii) an amendment to or change in any official position with respect to, or any interpretation of, an Administrative or Judicial Action or a law or regulation of the United States that differs from the previously generally accepted position or interpretation, in each case, which change or amendment or challenge becomes effective or which pronouncement, decision or challenge is announced on or after June 6, 2025 there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Company on the notes is not, or, within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes; or

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an “Investment Company Event,” which is defined in the indenture to mean the receipt by the Company of a legal opinion