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): October 28, 2005
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                       PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           Delaware                      001-31566                42-1547151
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


830 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey                         07306-4599
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 333-1000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02     Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
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     On October 28, 2005,  Provident  Financial  Services,  Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release  reporting its financial results for the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit  99.1 to this report and is being  furnished to the SEC and shall not be
deemed "filed" for any purpose.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
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     On October 28,  2005,  the Company  announced  that its Board of  Directors
declared a $0.09 per common share cash dividend, payable on November 30, 2005 to
stockholders of record on November 14, 2005,  which  represents a 12.5% increase
from the prior quarter's cash dividend.

     This  announcement  was  included as part of the press  release  announcing
financial  results  issued by the Company on October  28,  2005 and  attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  A copy of the press release is being  furnished to
the SEC and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
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              (c) Exhibits.

              Exhibit No.       Description
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              99.1              Press release issued by the Company on October 
                                28, 2005 announcing its financial results for 
                                the three months and nine months ended September
                                30, 2005 and the declaration of a quarterly cash
                                dividend.





                                   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:  October 28, 2005              By:    /s/ Paul M. Pantozzi       
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                                            Paul M. Pantozzi
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press release issued by the Company on October 28, 2005 
                announcing its financial results for the three months and nine 
                months ended September 30, 2005 and the declaration of a 
                quarterly cash dividend.