Provident Financial Services Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): January 26, 2026
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company’s tenth stock repurchase program to commence upon completion of the existing authorization which has 814,247 shares remaining available for repurchase. Under the new authorization and old authorization, the Company may repurchase up to 2.15% of the number of shares of common stock currently outstanding. Repurchases will be made from time to time through open market purchases, unsolicited negotiated transactions, through block trades, or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The repurchase program has no expiration date. Completion of the repurchase program will not be limited to a specific time period. The Company’s stock repurchase activity will take into account SEC safe harbor rules and guidance.
A copy of the press release announcing the stock repurchase program is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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 Press release announcing the adoption of the tenth stock repurchase program, dated January 26, 2026.
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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: | January 27, 2026 | By:/s/ Bennett MacDougall | ||||||||||||
| Bennett MacDougall | ||||||||||||||
| EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||