Citizens Financial Group Inc 8-K, filed Oct 8, 2026
Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri (CFG)
8-K
2026-10-08
For: 2026-10-06
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About this 8-K
Citizens Financial Group Inc filed this 8-K on October 8, 2026, reporting on events of October 6, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2026
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 6, 2026, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Elimination to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which, effective upon filing, eliminated from the Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations with respect to its 4.000% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G (the “Series G Preferred Stock”). All outstanding shares of the Series G Preferred Stock were redeemed on October 6, 2026. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series G Preferred Stock is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||||||||
| (d) | Exhibit 3.1 | ||||||||||
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Pamela J. Brow | |||||||
| Pamela J. Brow | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
Date: October 8, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION
OF
4.000% FIXED-RATE RESET NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES G
OF
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES G
OF
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151(g) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies in accordance with the provisions of Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware that the following resolutions included in the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) on April 1, 2026, with respect to its 4.000% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, $25.00 par value, liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Series G Preferred Stock”) and the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2021, were duly adopted upon the completion of the redemption of all outstanding shares of the Series G Preferred Stock:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and in accordance with the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company and applicable law, a duly authorized committee of the Board adopted on June 2, 2021 resolutions authorizing the creation of 300,000 shares of 4.000% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, par value $25.00 per share, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, of the Company (the “Series G Preferred Stock”), and fixed the designation, preferences, privileges, voting rights, and other special or qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, and authorized the filing of the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock (the “Series G Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
RESOLVED, that, as of the date hereof, no shares of the Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding and no shares of the Series G Preferred Stock will be issued subject to the Series G Certificate of Designation.
RESOLVED, that when a certificate setting forth this resolution becomes effective, it shall have the effect of eliminating from the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Series G Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock.
RESOLVED, that any of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice Chairman, the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer, the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Corporate Secretary, any Executive Vice President, and any Senior Vice President of the Company or their respective designees is hereby authorized, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to prepare, execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series G Preferred Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Company has caused this Certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer this 6th day of October, 2026.
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Pamela J. Brow
Name: Pamela J. Brow
Title: Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
[Signature Page to Certificate of Elimination]