JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2004--Provident
Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) today announced that Kevin J.
Ward, Vice Chairman, will make a presentation at the Friedman Billings
Ramsey 11th Annual Investor Conference to be held at the Grand Hyatt
Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 beginning at 8:50
a.m. Eastern time.
Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Interested
parties may access a live webcast of Mr. Ward's presentation over the
internet by accessing http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr7/pfs. If you are
unable to participate during the live presentation, a replay will be
available on the aforementioned website for 90 days beginning December
1, 2004. Further information is available at the Friedman Billings
Ramsey website at http://www.fbr.com.
In addition, a copy of the slides used in the presentation will be
available on Provident's website, www.providentnj.com, within the
Investor Relations section under Presentations.
Provident Financial Services, Inc., which reported assets of $6.5
billion as of September 30, 2004, is the holding company of The
Provident Bank. Founded in 1839, the bank has 78 branches in northern
and central New Jersey.
The webcast and slide presentation referenced in this news release
may contain a number of forward-looking statements, as that term is
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but
are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the
date on which such statements were made. Access the filings and other
financial and business information regarding the Company at
www.providentnj.com.
CONTACT: Provident Financial Services, Inc.
Kevin J Ward, 201-915-5715
SOURCE: Provident Financial Services, Inc.