Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief

EX-32 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief

Exhibit 32

Certification pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Paul M. Pantozzi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Linda A. Niro, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Provident Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) each certify in his or her capacity as an officer of the Company that he or she has reviewed the annual report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal ended December 31, 2007 and that to the best of his knowledge:

(1) the report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations.

The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


February 29, 2008		/S/ PAUL M. PANTOZZI
Date		Paul M. Pantozzi
		Chairman and
		Chief Executive Officer


February 29, 2008		/S/ LINDA A. NIRO
Date		Linda A. Niro
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer