Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) Form 4 Citizens Community Bancorp / Stephen M Bianchi ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bianchi Stephen M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

2174 EASTRIDGE CENTER

(Street)

EAU CLAIRE WI 54701

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Citizens Community Bancorp Inc. [ CZWI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/25/2024		A		2,859(1)	A	$11.88	70,557	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/25/2024		F		1,045(2)	D	$11.88	69,512	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/27/2024		F		554(3)	D	$12.17	68,958	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	01/28/2024		F		588(4)	D	$12.17	68,370	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								52,500	I	By IRA(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$11							(6)	06/24/2026	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares earned upon vesting and settlement of Performance Restricted Stock Units ("Performance RSU's") awarded January 28, 2021, upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee based on the achievement of certain performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2023, during a 36 month cumulative performance cycle.

2. The reporting person surrendered a total of 1,045 shares of the Company's common stock to satisfy the withholding taxes due upon the vesting and settlement of Performance Restricted Stock Units described in Footnote 1 above issued under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

3. The reporting person surrendered a total of 554 shares of the Company's common stock to satisfy the withholding taxes due upon the vesting of certain previously awarded shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

4. The reporting person surrendered a total of 588 shares of the Company's common stock to satisfy the withholding taxes due upon the vesting of certain previously awarded shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

5. These shares are held in the reporting person's self-directed IRA.

6. The common stock option awarded under the Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan vests as follows: 20% of the shares vest on each of June 24, 2017, June 24, 2018, June 24, 2019, June 24, 2020 and June 24, 2021.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rebecca L. Johnson, Attorney-in-fact	01/29/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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