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): June 18, 2013

PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

    Delaware          001-35385      80-0091851
(State or Other Jurisdiction)    (Commission File No.)    (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)    Identification No.)


400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York                         10901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (845) 369-8040

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

[X] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17      CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17      CFR 240.13e-4(c))





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The following information is being "furnished" in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated by reference herein, is a copy of presentation materials to be used by Provident New York Bancorp in a series of meetings with analysts, investors and other third parties.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)     Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Investor Presentation, June 2013






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP



DATE: June 18, 2013
By: _/s/ Luis Massiani_________________
Luis Massiani
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer




EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Investor Presentation, June 2013