form8k_042613.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):  April 25, 2013

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02                      Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2013, Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.


Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 25, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 53,425,375 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the vote of the stockholders were as follows:

Matter 1.  The election of four directors, each for a three-year term.

Nominee
Shares Voted For
Shares Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas W. Berry
45,694,321
568,408
7,162,646
Frank L. Fekete
45,439,103
823,626
7,162,646
Matthew K. Harding
45,673,072
589,657
7,162,646
Thomas B. Hogan Jr.
45,691,114
571,615
7,162,646

Matter 2.  An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers.

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Voted Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
44,375,400
1,347,054
540,275
7,162,646

Matter 3.  The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Voted Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
  
52,292,596
651,055
481,724
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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 on April 26, 2013 announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013.



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 26, 2013
By:
/s/ Christopher Martin                                                             
   
Christopher Martin
   
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


 
 
 




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
Press release issued by the Company on April 26, 2013 announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013.