JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Provident Financial
Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS) ("the Company") today announced that Paul M.
Pantozzi, Chairman and CEO, will make a presentation at the 2005 America's
Community Bankers Community Bank Investor Conference to be held in New York,
New York on Thursday, November 10, 2005 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Interested individuals may access a live webcast of the presentation at
http://www.americascommunitybankers.com/conferences/2005/investor. For those
unable to attend the live webcast, a replay will be available for a period of
one year following the event. In addition, a copy of the slides used in the
presentation will be available on the Company's web site,
http://www.providentnj.com, within the Investor Relations section under
Presentations.
Provident Financial Services, Inc., which reported assets of $6.2 billion
as of September 30, 2005, is the holding company for The Provident Bank.
Founded in 1839, the bank has 76 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
http://www.providentnj.com.
SOURCE Provident Financial Services, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Kenneth J. Wagner, SVP Investor Relations of Provident
Financial Services, Inc., +1-201-915-5344/
/Web site: http://www.providentnj.com /
(PFS)
CO: Provident Financial Services, Inc.
ST: New Jersey, New York
IN: FIN
SU: CCA TDS
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