RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company"), (Nasdaq:PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., today announced that the Company purchased 356,608 shares of common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 consistent with the May 2014 and November 2013 stock repurchase programs. There were 9,312,269 common shares outstanding at June 30, 2014 after accounting for the repurchased shares and other activity.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 the Company purchased 1,126,630 shares of common stock which is approximately 10.9% of the total shares outstanding at June 30, 2013.
The Company purchases shares from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions depending on market conditions, the capital requirements of the Company, available cash that can be allocated to the stock repurchase plan, and available shares in the current stock repurchase plan, among other considerations. At June 30, 2014, the May 2014 stock repurchase program has 250,027 shares available for future repurchase activity.
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