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0001240495
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001178970
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
001-31566
830 BERGEN AVENUE
JERSEY CITY
NJ
07306
2013331000
MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
55668
950809.00
130659942
06/11/2025
NYSE
Common
05/24/2011
Open Market Purchase
Market
N
5000
05/26/2011
Broker Check
Common
04/09/2019
Vested RSAs
Issuer
N
18896
04/09/2019
Equity Compensation
Common
09/10/2020
Open Market Purchase
Market
N
14105
09/12/2020
Broker Check
Common
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Vested RSAs
Issuer
N
18896
05/09/2022
Equity Compensation
Y
06/11/2025
Christopher P Martin