UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2011
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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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2011 (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how often it will conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 28, 2011, the Company’s stockholders conducted a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of stockholder approval of the compensation of named executive officers. Stockholders recommended that the Company hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. As a result of the stockholder advisory vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.
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. 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: July 29, 2011 | By: | /s/ Christopher Martin |
| | | Christopher Martin |
| | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
