8-K


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): April 28, 2016

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-31566
 
42-1547151
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
239 Washington Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
 
07302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 732-590-9200

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company will make a presentation at its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Airport Hotel, 128 Frontage Road, Newark, New Jersey on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., local time. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.

(c)
Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.


(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.        Description

99.1 Slide presentation to be made at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 28, 2016.











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.

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.


DATE: April 28, 2016
 
 
By: /s/ Christopher Martin
 
 
 
Christopher Martin
 
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer