Thomas M Lyons Form 4 PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES / THOMAS M LYONS 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LYONS THOMAS M

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/25/2016

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	08/25/2016		M		11,024	A	$17.94	75,000	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		M		616	A	$12.54	75,616	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		M		408	A	$10.4	76,024	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		M		12,114	A	$10.34	88,138	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		221	D	$21.13	87,917	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		5,900	D	$21.14	82,017	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		300	D	$21.145	81,717	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		200	D	$21.1475	81,517	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		700	D	$21.15	80,817	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		200	D	$21.16	80,617	D
Common Stock	08/25/2016		D		1,377	D	$21.17	79,240	D
Common Stock								6,798	I	By IRA
Common Stock								34,775(1)	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								11,256(1)	I	By ESOP

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	08/25/2016		M			11,024	01/29/2008	01/29/2017	Common Stock	11,024	$17.94	0(2)	D
Stock Options	$12.54	08/25/2016		M			616	01/29/2009	01/29/2018	Common Stock	616	$12.54	924(2)	D
Stock Options	$10.34	08/25/2016		M			12,114	03/04/2013	03/04/2023	Common Stock	12,114	$10.34	0(2)	D
Stock Options	$10.4	08/25/2016		M			408	02/03/2010	02/03/2019	Common Stock	408	$10.4	1,636(2)	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.

Remarks:

	/s/ Leonard G. Gleason, Pursuant to Power of Attorney	08/26/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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