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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000939057-06-000171.txt : 20060626
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060626164325
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000939057-06-000171
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060626
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060626
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060626

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001010470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				330704889
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28304
		FILM NUMBER:		06924938

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3756 CENTRAL AVE
		CITY:			RIVERSIDE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92506
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9096866060

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3756 CENTRAL AVENUE
		CITY:			RIVERSIDE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92506
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
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<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>June 26, 2006</P>
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</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times"></P>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">000-28304</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">33-0704889</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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File Number)</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">3756 Central Avenue, Riverside, California</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">92506</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  <B>(951) 686-6060</P>
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<FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=2><P></FONT>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.</TD>
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<P>[&nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
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<P>[&nbsp; ]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD>
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<P>[&nbsp; ]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act       <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD>
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<P>[&nbsp; ]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act      <BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD>
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<B><P>Item 8.01  Other Events</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On June 26, 2006, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (&quot;Corporation&quot;), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (&quot;Bank&quot;), announced that the Bank's Board of Directors authorized a $500,000 charitable contribution to capitalize the Provident Savings Bank Charitable Foundation (&quot;Foundation&quot;), which was established by the Bank on June 22, 2006. The Foundation will promote and provide for the betterment of youth, education, housing and the arts in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.   For additional information, see the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> </P>
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<B><P>Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times"><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</P>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; News Release of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. dated June 26, 2006 regarding the<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; establishment and capitalization of the Provident Savings Bank Charitable Foundation.</P>

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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.</P>

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<P>Date:  June 26, 2006&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.</P>

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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<u>/s/Craig G. Blunden&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Craig G. Blunden<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(Principal Executive Officer)</P>

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<u>/s/Donavon P. Ternes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u> <BR>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Donavon P. Ternes<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) </P>

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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT 99.1</P></B><P ALIGN="left"><font size="2">&lt;PAGE&gt;</font></P></FONT>
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<P>3756 Central Ave.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     <FONT SIZE=6>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NEWS RELEASE<BR>
</FONT>Riverside, CA 92506<BR>
(951) 686-6060</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. <BR>
ESTABLISHES THE<BR>
PROVIDENT SAVINGS BANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION </P>
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</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;            Riverside, Calif. - June 26, 2006 - Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (&quot;Company&quot;), Nasdaq: PROV, the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (&quot;Bank&quot;), today announced that the Bank's Board of Directors authorized a $500,000 charitable contribution to capitalize the newly established Provident Savings Bank Charitable Foundation (&quot;Foundation&quot;).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;The Board of Directors determined that the establishment of the Foundation was a fitting way to celebrate our fifty year anniversary,&quot; said Craig G. Blunden, president and chief executive officer.  &quot;The communities of the Inland Empire have supported our growth over these many years and I am pleased that we have formalized a mechanism that gives back to the communities we serve.&quot;</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Foundation held its Organizational Meeting on June 22, 2006 and elected John Amato, Debra Baker, Bruce Bennett, Craig Blunden, Brian Constable, Debbi Guthrie and William O'Laverty to its Board of Directors.  Each Director is an officer or director of the Bank and was chosen because of their ties to the Inland Empire communities that the Foundation expects to serve.  The Foundation will promote and provide for the betterment of youth, education, housing and the arts in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.   </P>
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<p align="center">Safe-Harbor Statement</p>
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<I><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Certain matters in this News Release constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among
others, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates,
projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market,
potential future credit experience, and statements regarding the Company's
mission and vision. These forward-looking statements are based upon current
management expectations, and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties.
The Company's actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially
from those suggested, expressed, or implied by forward-looking statements due to
a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, the general business
environment, interest rates, the California real estate market, competitive
conditions between banks and non-bank financial services providers, regulatory
changes, and other risks detailed in the </P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2005, as amended. Forward-looking statements are effective only as of
the date that they are made and Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. assumes no
obligation to update this information.</P>
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<P>Contacts:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Craig G. Blunden&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Donavon P. Ternes<B></B><B><BR>
</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman, President &amp; CEO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senior Vice President &amp; CFO</P>
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