RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company") (Nasdaq:PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of its common stock (approximately 318,847 shares). The new program is the result of the early completion of the January 2007 stock repurchase program. A total of 333,365 shares have been purchased under the January 2007 stock repurchase program, at an average cost of $26.14 per share.
Under the June 2007 program, shares will be purchased from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions over a one-year period depending on market conditions and the capital requirements of the Company.
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