X0305 4 2012-05-31 0 0001178970 PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC PFS 0001395680 Laud Katharine 239 WASHINGTON STREET JERSEY CITY NJ 07302 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2012-05-31 4 A 0 2000 0.00 A 61105 D Common Stock 400 I By spouse's IRA Common Stock 6870 I By IRA Common Stock 3729 I By Spouse Stock Options 12.54 2009-01-29 2018-01-29 Common Stock 4800 4800 D Stock options vest at a rate of 20% per year over a period ending January 29, 2013. Shares of restricted stock vest on May 31, 2013. /s/ Leonard Gleason, Pursuant to Power of Attorney 2012-05-31