Peoples Financial Services Corp.
102 E. Drinker Street
Dunmore, PA 18512
July 30, 2025
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Todd Schiffman
| Re: | Peoples Financial Services Corp. | |||
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 | ||||
| File No. 333-288783 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Peoples Financial Services Corp. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 1, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We respectfully request that the Company be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call or email to the Company’s counsel, Donald R. Readlinger of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, who can be reached at (609) 951-4164 or donald.readlinger@troutman.com and that such effectiveness also be confirmed to the Company in writing. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Donald R. Readlinger.
| Respectfully, | ||
| Peoples Financial Services Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ James M. Bone, Jr., CPA | |
| Name: James M. Bone, Jr., CPA | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| cc: | Donald R. Readlinger, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |