Citizens Financial Services, Inc. Declares Dividend

MANSFIELD, Pa., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CZFS) the bank holding company for First Citizens National Bank, recently declared a cash dividend for Citizens Financial Services shareholders.

A cash dividend of $.26 per share will be paid on January 28, 2011 to shareholders of record on January 14, 2011.  This quarterly cash dividend is an increase of 4% over the dividend declared one year ago.  CEO and President Randall E. Black stated, "Our financial strength and continued profitability gives us the affordability to continue to provide a very attractive dividend yield and total return to our shareholders and reflects the Board of Directors desire to provide total shareholder return to our shareholder base."

Citizens Financial Services, Inc. is a $814 million bank holding company conducting business through First Citizens National Bank.  First Citizens National Bank operates 17 full-service offices in Pennsylvania and New York.  

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SOURCE Citizens Financial Services, Inc.