provident8kapril27-12.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 26, 2012

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.)  
 (IRS 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 2.02        Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
 
 
On April 27, 2012, Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  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 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 26, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 54,968,816 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
Geoffrey M. Connor
47,079,345
   996,491
6,892,980
Christopher Martin
46,545,070
1,530,766
6,892,980
Edward O’Donnell
47,124,885
   950,951
6,892,980
Jeffries Shein
47,211,075
   864,761
6,892,980

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
45,990,195
1,751,717
333,921
6,892,983

Matter 3. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Voted Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
53,951,527
755,375
261,914
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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 27, 2012 announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.


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 27, 2012
By:
/s/ Christopher Martin  
    Christopher Martin  
   
Chairman, President and
   Chief Executive Officer
 




 
 

 



EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                               Description

  99.1
Press release issued by the Company on April 27, 2012 announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.