Provident and Lakeland receive shareholder approvals for proposed merger

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

Provident stockholders voted 57.2M in favor, 1.1M against for share issuance in Lakeland merger.
Lakeland Bancorp shareholders also approved the merger at their special meeting.
Merger remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Over 58.5M shares voted, representing a quorum of outstanding shares.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Approval of issuance of Provident common stock to holders of Lakeland common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger at the 2023-02-01 meeting.

Proposal: merger approval
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-02-01

Exact text from the filing

1. A proposal to approve the issuance of Provident common stock to holders of Lakeland common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 26, 2022 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among Provident, NL 239 Corp. and Lakeland: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 57,192,451 1,072,579 264,912 —

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies at the 2023-02-01 meeting.

Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-02-01

Exact text from the filing

2. A proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the share issuance proposal, or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is timely provided to Provident's stockholders: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 52,459,127 5,749,492 321,323 —

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