Harding Matthew K. 4

What Happened

• Matthew K. Harding, a director of Provident Financial Services, was granted 4,012 restricted shares on May 26, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award (code A) at $0.00 per share (i.e., a compensation grant rather than a purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-26; filing date (accession): 2026-05-28 (filed within the standard 2-business-day window).
• Shares granted: 4,012 restricted shares; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (company grant).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: The restricted stock vests on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant or the next annual meeting of stockholders that is at least 50 weeks after the prior year’s meeting.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant of restricted stock. No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or late-filing flags noted in the excerpt.

Context

• This is a compensation grant to a director (not an open-market purchase or sale). Such awards are common for board compensation and do not by themselves indicate a buy or sell decision in the market.
• The economic value of the award equals the market price of PFS shares at vesting (or earlier if sold later); the Form 4 does not state a dollar value at grant.