<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000939057-21-000083.txt : 20210305
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210305105955
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000939057-21-000083
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210304
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210305
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210305

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLUNDEN CRAIG G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001180894

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28304
		FILM NUMBER:		21717067

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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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Blunden exercised 48,000 options to acquire 48,000 shares of common stock under Provident's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan which vested on June 20, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Ownership of 239,707 shares includes the 30,000 shares of restricted stock under the Provident 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, 50% of which vest on May 30, 2021 and May 30, 2023, respectively; and, indirect ownership of 31,116 shares in Mr. Blunden's Employee Stock Ownership Plan account.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Mr. Blunden has previously been granted 43,000 options to acquire 43,000 shares of common stock under Provident's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Fifty percent of the grant vests on September 30, 2016, fifty percent of the grant vests on September 30, 2018, and the entire grant expires on September 30, 2024.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Craig G. Blunden</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-03-04</signatureDate>
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