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): January 24, 2007
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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
The Provident Bank (the "Bank"), the principal operating subsidiary of
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company"), has appointed Christopher
Martin as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 24, 2007. Mr. Martin will
continue to serve as the Bank's President.
Mr. Martin, age 50, joined the Bank in July 2004 as President following the
acquisition of First Savings Bank. He was appointed a director of the Bank and
the Company in 2005. He had served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
both First Sentinel Bancorp, Inc. and First Savings Bank since January 2003, and
as President since 2002.
Mr. Martin is employed pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement,
the material terms of which are disclosed in the Company's proxy statement dated
March 23, 2006. The employment agreement has not been modified or amended as a
result of Mr. Martin's appointment as Chief Operating Officer.
There are no transactions that are required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K.
Prior to this appointment, Kevin J. Ward served as the Bank's Vice Chairman
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ward will continue in an executive officer
capacity as Vice Chairman. The terms of Mr. Ward's employment agreement were
modified to reflect this change in title.
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) Shell company transactions. Not applicable
(d) Exhibits. Not applicable
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: January 30, 2007 By: /s/ Paul M. Pantozzi
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Paul M. Pantozzi
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer