---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-014516"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFS"
cik: "0001178970"
company_name: "PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T04:41:45.642697+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Provident Financial Services holds annual meeting; all director nominees elected

## Summary
- All three director nominees (Gallagher, Leppert, Leslie) elected with >48M shares for; broker non-votes 6.45M.
- Say-on-pay passed with 55.3M for vs 1.5M against; advisory frequency set to annual.
- KPMG LLP ratified as auditor for 2023 with 62.4M for, 1.3M against.
- Total shares present 63.8M (84.74% of eligible); meeting held virtually on April 27, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-014516
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFS
- cik: 0001178970
- company_name: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/0001628280-23-014516-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/pfs-20230427.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-014516.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Election of three directors for three-year terms at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Matter 1. The election of three directors, each for a three-year term. Nominee Shares Voted For Shares Withheld Broker Non-Votes Terence Gallagher 48,004,137 9,377,234 6,452,832 Edward J. Leppert 56,432,724 948,647 6,452,832 Nadine Leslie 56,369,149 1,012,222 6,452,832
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/0001628280-23-014516-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Matter 3. An advisory vote (non-binding) on the frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation. One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,990,215 289,720 6,888,153 213,283 6,452,832
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/0001628280-23-014516-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Matter 4. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Voted Abstain Broker Non-Votes 62,369,468 1,348,108 116,627 -0-
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/0001628280-23-014516-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-27
  source text: Matter 2. An advisory vote (non-binding) to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers. Shares Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Voted Abstain Broker Non-Votes 55,258,411 1,480,603 642,357 6,452,832
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023014516/0001628280-23-014516-index.htm

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