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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
OR
¨

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from             to
Commission File No. 1-31566
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
 
42-1547151
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
239 Washington Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
 
07302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(732) 590-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
(Title of Class)
 
(Name of Exchange on Which Registered)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    YES  ý    NO  ¨
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    YES  ¨    NO  ý




Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  ý    NO  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  ý    NO  ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer  ý    Accelerated  Filer  ¨    Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨    Smaller Reporting Company  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  ý
As of February 1, 2017, there were 83,209,293 issued and 66,448,826 outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, including 324,837 shares held by the First Savings Bank Directors’ Deferred Fee Plan not otherwise considered outstanding under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The aggregate value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the Common Stock as of June 30, 2016, as quoted by the NYSE, was approximately $1.19 billion.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(1)
Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant (Part III).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 of Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Form 10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2017. The purpose of this Amendment is solely to correct one typographical error which appeared on the cover page of the Form 10-K.

No other changes are being made to the Company’s Form 10-K. This Amendment speaks as of the original filing date and does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K. No other changes are being made to any other disclosure contained in the Form 10-K. In addition, we have filed the following exhibits:

 
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 







SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
March 2, 2017
By:
 
/s/    THOMAS M. LYONS
 
 
 
 
Thomas M. Lyons
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer