-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Gotubi5vO9h+3L8Bbkb/76p/vjD9PnIDuM1Vuyed7U/GwZ6LIDDZcG6EUtlQgzN4 s435Cd8adFmkDRCX45m94A== 0000943374-06-001446.txt : 20061122 0000943374-06-001446.hdr.sgml : 20061122 20061122105430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943374-06-001446 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061121 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061122 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061122 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001178970 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 421547151 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31566 FILM NUMBER: 061234837 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 830 BERGEN AVENUE CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07306 BUSINESS PHONE: 2013331000 8-K 1 form8k_dirapp-112106.txt 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): November 21, 2006 ----------------- PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 001-31566 42-1547151 - ----------------------------- --------------------- ----------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 830 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306-4599 - ------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 333-1000 -------------- Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Appointment of Principal Officers. ---------------------------------- (d) On November 21, 2006, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the By-laws of the Company, increased the size of the Board from thirteen to fourteen and appointed Laura L. Brooks to the Board. Ms. Brooks has been added to the class of directors whose term will expire at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Company's stockholders. This appointment was made in anticipation of the Board vacancy following the scheduled retirement of Thomas E. Sheenan in 2007. Ms. Brooks has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Provident Bank, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. The Company issued a news release on November 22, 2006 to announce the appointment of Ms. Brooks to the Board. The full text of the news release is attached as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits --------------------------------- (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. Not applicable. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable. (c) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 News release dated November 22, 2006. 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: November 22, 2006 By: /s/ Paul M. Pantozzi -------------------------------- Paul M. Pantozzi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description - ------- ------------ 99.1 News release dated November 22, 2006. EX-99.1 2 form8k_nr-112106.txt NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Jean Quinn, Vice President, Corporate Communications The Provident Bank (201) 915-5490 FOR RELEASE 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time: November 22, 2006 Provident Financial Services, Inc. Names Laura L. Brooks to the Board of Directors JERSEY CITY, NJ November 22 /PRNewswire-First Call/ - Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) (the "Company") today announced that Laura L. Brooks has been named to the Boards of Directors of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Provident Bank. Laura L. Brooks is Vice President-Risk Management and the Chief Risk Officer of PSEG in Newark, New Jersey, where she is responsible for refining and implementing PSEG's global risk management strategy. Prior to assuming that position with PSEG in 2002, Ms. Brooks held a similar position with PG&E Corporation in San Francisco, California from 2000. Before joining PG&E Corporation, Ms. Brooks was a Senior Manager of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, providing consulting services on risk management for the energy industry. During her career, Ms. Brooks has held a number of other positions serving the energy and utility industries. She is a member of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers and serves on the Advisory Board for the Quantitative Finance Program at Rutgers University. Ms. Brooks has M.S. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, and an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Colorado "We are delighted to have Laura join our board," said Paul M. Pantozzi, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Her background and experience in risk management will be a tremendous asset to us. I'm sure Laura will play a vital role in helping the board guide Provident in the years to come." Provident Financial Services, Inc., which reported assets of $5.82 billion as of September 30, 2006, is the holding company for The Provident Bank. Founded in 1839, the bank has 76 branches in northern and central New Jersey. This news release may contain a number of forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made. You may access the filings and other financial and business information regarding the Company at www.providentnj.com. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----