COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 17, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC. (CBU)
CIK: 0000723188
Period of Report: 2016-03-16

Reporting Person: Whipple John F. (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-16	Stock Option	$38.02	A	4246	Acquired	2026-03-16	Common Stock (4246)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation)	$		Common Stock (10533.7588)	10533.7588	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Community Bank System, Inc. common stock. The units of phantom stock relating to the Deferred Compensation Plan will be settled in Community Bank System, Inc. common stock at future dates selected by the reporting person.

F2: Includes 87.3071, 79.5624, 83.4964 and 85.9334 units acquired on April 10, 2015, July 10, 2015, October 9, 2015, and January 11, 2016 respectively, pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan's dividend reinvestment feature.