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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2020
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware |  | 001-31566 |  | 42-1547151
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File No.) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
239 Washington Street, Jersey City, New Jersey |  |  |  | 07302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  |  |  | (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 732-590-9200 |  |  |  |

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common |  | PFS |  | New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") is furnishing presentation materials that will be used at various investor conferences during the second quarter of 2020. The Company is not undertaking to update the presentation. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Investor presentation materials to be utilized by the Company at various investor conferences during the second quarter of 2020.

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Investor presentation materials to be utilized by the Company at various investor conferences during the second quarter of 2020.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. |
DATE: | May 27, 2020 |  | By:/s/ Christopher Martin |
|  |  | Christopher Martin |
|  |  | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |