Edgar Filing: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

8K 04.02.14 MDE Announcement

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 1, 2015

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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 1, 2015, Beacon Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Provident Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Beacon Trust Company completed its acquisition of The MDE Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Acertus Capital Management, LLC. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

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	Press release issued by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company on April 1, 2015 announcing that Beacon Trust Company completed its acquisition of The MDE Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Acertus Capital Management, LLC.

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 2, 2015	By:	/s/ Christopher Martin
		Christopher Martin
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description


99.1	Press release issued by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company on April 1, 2015 announcing that Beacon Trust Company completed its acquisition of The MDE Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Acertus Capital Management, LLC.