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Issuer:     PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (PFS)
CIK:        0001178970
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-001994
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Provident CFO Thomas Lyons to retire; will remain as advisor until Jan 2027
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- Lyons notified of resignation on Jan 13, 2026; effective earlier of June 30, 2026 or successor appointment.
- After transition, Lyons will serve as Special Advisor to CEO at $300K prorated annual salary through Jan 31, 2027.
- He will also receive a prorated annual incentive bonus; agreement includes non-compete and release provisions.
- Company has initiated nationwide search with an executive search firm; Lyons has been CFO since 2011.
- During Lyons' tenure, Provident grew from $6B to ~$25B in assets across NJ, NY, and PA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828026001994/0001628280-26-001994-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828026001994/pfs-20260113.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-001994

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