form8k_mde-010515.htm
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 5, 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 January 5, 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 agreed to acquire The MDE Group, Inc. and its affiliate, 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 January 5, 2015 announcing that it agreed to acquire The MDE Group, Inc. and its affiliate, 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:  January 5, 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 January 5, 2015 announcing that it agreed to acquire The MDE Group, Inc. and its affiliate, Acertus Capital Management, LLC.