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Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Exercise of Underwritersa? Over-Allotment Option in Connection with Public Offerin

^{Published on 2009-12-30 09:15:12 - Market Wire}
 

RIVERSIDE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company") (NASDAQ GS: PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("Bank"), announced today that the underwriters of its recent public offering of common stock have fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the issuance of an additional 675,000 shares. The option was granted in connection with the public offering of 4,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a public offering price of $2.50 per share, which closed on December 15, 2009.

Including the over-allotment option, the net proceeds to the Company after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses are expected to be approximately $12.0 million. Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served as lead book-running manager of the offering, and FBR Capital Markets & Co. and FIG Partners, LLC were co-managers.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Offers will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., 919 Third Avenue, 6^th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (800) 635-6859.

The Bank currently operates 14 retail/business banking offices in Riverside County and San Bernardino County (Inland Empire). Provident Bank Mortgage operates wholesale loan production offices in Pleasanton and Rancho Cucamonga, California and retail loan production offices in Glendora and Riverside, California.

Forward-Looking Statements

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