James A. Christy - 03 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (PFS)

Role: EVP, CRO of Provident Bank
Signature: /s/Chao Huang, Pursuant to Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: PFS
Transactions as of: 03 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Mar 2026, 16:38:42 UTC
Previous filing: 15 Sep 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Christy James A.	EVP, CRO of Provident Bank	239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY	/s/Chao Huang, Pursuant to Power of Attorney	05 Mar 2026	0001540789

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PFS	Common Stock	Tax liability		-593	-1.5%	$21.42^*	39,040	03 Mar 2026	Direct
transaction	PFS	Common Stock	Award		+2,257	+5.8%	$0.000000^*	41,297	03 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	PFS	Common Stock	Tax liability		-708	-1.7%	$21.42^*	40,589	03 Mar 2026	Direct
transaction	PFS	Common Stock	Award		+3,399	+8.4%	$0.000000^*	43,988	03 Mar 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	PFS	Common Stock	Tax liability		-410	-0.93%	$21.55^*	43,578	04 Mar 2026	Direct
holding	PFS	Common Stock						0	03 Mar 2026	By ESOP	F3
holding	PFS	Common Stock						26,618	03 Mar 2026	By 401(k)	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Performance-vesting stock awards granted March 3, 2023 which vested based on meeting certain performance criteria.
F2	Grant of shares of time-vesting restricted stock that vest at a rate of 33.3% per year over a period ending March 3, 2029.
F3	Reflects transfer of 25,808 shares resulting from termination of ESOP and transfer into 401(k) Plan, and transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.