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 27, 2005
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                       PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Delaware                             001-31566               42-1547151
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


830 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey                         07306-4599
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 333-1000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01      Other Events.
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     On April 27, 2005,  Provident  Financial  Services,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
issued  a  press  release  announcing  the  Company's  2005  annual  meeting  of
stockholders results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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               (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable

               (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable

               (c)  Exhibits.

                    Exhibit No.         Description
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                    99.1                Press Release of Provident Financial 
                                        Services, Inc. dated April 27, 2005.






                                   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 29, 2005               By:  /s/ Paul M. Pantozzi
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                                         Paul M. Pantozzi
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press Release of Provident Financial Services, Inc. dated 
                April 27, 2005.