Provident Financial Services (PFS) Form 4 PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES / CHRISTOPHER P MARTIN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

239 WASHINGTON STREET

(Street)

JERSEY CITY NJ 07302

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC [ PFS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/29/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/29/2016		M		27,267	A	$17.94	345,190	D
Common Stock	08/29/2016		S		790	D	$21.33	344,400	D
Common Stock	08/29/2016		S		3,449	D	$21.32	340,951	D
Common Stock	08/29/2016		S		9,591	D	$21.31	331,360	D
Common Stock	08/29/2016		S		12,237	D	$21.3	319,123	D
Common Stock	08/29/2016		S		1,200	D	$21.29	317,923	D
Common Stock								137,738(1)	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								12,979(1)	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								17,785	I	By Deferred Fee Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	$17.94	08/29/2016		M			27,267	01/29/2008	01/29/2017	Common Stock	27,267	$0	0(2)	D
Stock Options	$18.34							02/19/2016	02/19/2025	Common Stock	65,972		65,972(3)	D
Stock Options	$12.54							01/29/2009	01/29/2018	Common Stock	13,020		13,020(2)	D
Stock Options	$16.38							02/19/2015	02/19/2024	Common Stock	35,000		35,000(4)	D
Stock Options	$14.88							02/03/2013	02/03/2022	Common Stock	25,000		25,000(4)	D
Stock Options	$10.4							02/03/2010	02/03/2019	Common Stock	16,600		16,600(2)	D
Stock Options	$10.34							03/04/2013	03/04/2023	Common Stock	64,433		64,433(2)	D
Stock Options	$16.38							03/04/2016	02/19/2024	Common Stock	45,762		45,762	D
Stock Options	$10.4							02/03/2012	02/03/2019	Common Stock	3,718		3,718(2)	D
Stock Options	$18.7							02/24/2017	02/24/2026	Common Stock	76,327		76,327(3)	D
Stock Options	$19.1							03/04/2014	03/04/2024	Common Stock	14,622		14,622(2)	D
Stock Options	$15.23							02/19/2014	02/19/2023	Common Stock	35,000		35,000(4)	D
Stock Options	$14.5							02/24/2012	02/24/2021	Common Stock	50,000		50,000(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2. Stock options have fully vested.

3. Stock options vest at a rate of 33.3% per year.

4. Stock options vest at a rate of 20% per year.

Remarks:

	/s/ Leonard G. Gleason, Pursuant to Power of Attorney	08/30/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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