---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-037560"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFS"
cik: "0001178970"
company_name: "PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-22T13:32:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T13:34:37.381466+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Provident Financial stockholders elect four directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- Four directors (Gragnolati, Leppert, Leslie, Shara) elected with >91.7M votes each; broker non-votes ~14.9M.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 92.0M for, 2.9M against, 661K abstain.
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY 2026 approved: 107.9M for (96.8% of votes cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-037560
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFS
- cik: 0001178970
- company_name: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-22T13:32:01+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828026037560/0001628280-26-037560-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1178970/000162828026037560/pfs-20260521.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-037560.txt

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