---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-020597"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFS"
cik: "0001178970"
company_name: "PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T03:29:57.631356+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Provident Financial stockholders elect four directors, ratify KPMG as auditor

## Summary
- All four director nominees (Dunigan, Harding, Labozzetta, McCracken) elected with >81M votes each; 13.8M broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 76.5M for, 14.7M against, 0.8M abstain.
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2025 approved: 103.0M for, 2.4M against, 0.4M abstain.
- Total shares voted 105.8M, representing 81.07% of eligible shares at April 24, 2025 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-020597
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFS
- cik: 0001178970
- company_name: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828025020597/0001628280-25-020597-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828025020597/pfs-20250424.htm

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