secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (PFS)
CIK:        0001178970
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-23-042091
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Provident and Lakeland extend merger agreement deadline to March 31, 2024 for regulatory approvals
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- Merger termination date extended from December 26, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
- Extension via amendment to Sept 26, 2022 Agreement and Plan of Merger.
- Both parties remain committed to merger; seek additional time for regulatory approvals.
- Combined company to operate under Provident name; no other substantive changes.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023042091/0001628280-23-042091-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828023042091/pfs-20231220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-042091

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