<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000939057-11-000185.txt : 20110622
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110622173015
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000939057-11-000185
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110620
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110622

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GONZALES KATHRYN R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001371914

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28304
		FILM NUMBER:		11926269

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3756 CENTRAL AVE.
		CITY:			RIVERSIDE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92506

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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        <issuerName>PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>GONZALES KATHRYN R</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>3756 CENTRAL AVE.</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>RIVERSIDE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92506</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Senior Vice President</officerTitle>
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    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-06-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option to Purchase Common</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>7.43</value>
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                <value>2011-06-20</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2013-06-20</value>
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                <value>2021-06-20</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The ownership of 23,427 shares includes the 10,000 share restricted stock award granted on June 20, 2011 from the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan with 5,000 shares vesting on June 20, 2013 and 5,000 shares vesting on June 20, 2015; the 7,000 share restricted stock award granted on August 7, 2008 from the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan which vests on August 7, 2011 and 3,000 of the 4,000 shares of restricted stock awarded to Ms. Gonzales on February 6, 2007 from the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, which vests over a five-year period in equal installments beginning on February 6, 2008; and, indirect ownership of 3,427 shares in Ms. Gonzales' Employee Stock Ownership Plan account.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Ms. Gonzales has been granted 20,000 options to acquire 20,000 shares of common stock under Provident's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Fifty percent of the grant vests on June 20, 2013, fifty percent of the grant vests on June 20, 2015, and the entire grant expires in ten years. Previously, Ms. Gonzales has been granted 9,000 options to acquire 9,000 shares of common stock under Provident's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, which vests on August 7, 2011 and expires in ten years. Additionally, Ms. Gonzales was previously granted 58,000 options to acquire 58,000 shares of common stock under Provident's 2003 Stock Option Plan and 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The options vest ratably over a five-year period and expire in ten years.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Kathryn R. Gonzales</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-06-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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