<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-24-018207.txt : 20240523
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-24-018207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240515
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240523

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rath John F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001725797
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31566
		FILM NUMBER:		24979827

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LAKELAND BANCORP, INC.
		STREET 2:		250 OAK RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			OAK RIDGE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07438

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001178970
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				421547151
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		830 BERGEN AVENUE
		CITY:			JERSEY CITY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07306
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2013331000
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes shares of restricted stock that vest over a period ending on February 27, 2026.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes shares of time-vesting restricted stock that vest at a rate of 33.3% per year over a period ending February 27, 2027.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Marc Levy, pursuant to power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-05-23</signatureDate>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">I hereby appoint Bennett MacDougall, Brendan Eccleston, Chao Huang, John J. Gorman, Marc P. Levy, Gregory Sobczak or Jeffrey S. Cass to each act as my true and lawful
        attorney-in-fact with authority to execute on my behalf any Form ID, 3, 4 or 5 or any amendment thereto required to be filed by the undersigned under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">I have signed this power of attorney on May 22, 2024.</div>
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