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 5, 2007
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-31566 42-1547151
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
830 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306-4599
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 333-1000
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
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On April 5, 2007, Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the
"Company") announced results of elections made by stockholders
of First Morris Bank & Trust ("First Morris") as to the form
of merger consideration to be received in the April 1, 2007
merger of First Morris with and into The Provident Bank, the
savings bank subsidiary of the Company. Under the terms of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, 50% of First Morris common
shares are to be converted into Company common stock and the
remaining 50% will be converted into cash. Because the cash
election option was oversubscribed by First Morris
stockholders, stockholders who made a cash election for all or
a portion of their shares of First Morris common stock will
receive the cash consideration of $39.75 per share for
approximately 66.46% of their cash election shares and will
receive 2.1337 shares of Company common stock per share for
approximately 33.54% of their cash election shares. First
Morris stockholders who elected stock or made no election will
receive 2.1337 shares of Company common stock for each of
their stock election or no election shares.
A press release announcing the merger consideration election
is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) Financial Statements of businesses acquired: Not Applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information: Not Applicable.
(c) Shell company transactions: Not Applicable
(d) Exhibits:
The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:
99.1 Press Release dated April 5, 2007
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 6, 2007 By: /s/ Paul M. Pantozzi
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Paul M. Pantozzi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer