PBKS Provident Bankshares (MM)

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Provident Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ:PBKS), the parent company of Provident Bank, today announced that it will issue its earnings release for the third quarter of 2008 on Monday, October 27, 2008 before the market opens. The earnings release will be posted on the Company's website (http://www.provbank.com/) on the same date. To access the earnings release, follow these links: -- About Provident -- Investor Relations -- News Releases The Company will conduct a conference call for the investment community at 2:00 p.m. ET on the same day. The conference call will include a discussion of the Company's third quarter 2008 results of operations and may include forward-looking information. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at http://www.provbank.com/ and archived through November 10, 2008. To listen to the conference call, follow these links: -- About Provident -- Investor Relations -- Upcoming Events -- Q3 2008 Provident Bankshares Corp. Earnings Conference Call An audio replay of the teleconference will be available October 27, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. through November 10, 2008, by dialing 1-888-286-8010, passcode 60402016; the international dial-in number is 617-801-6888. About Provident Bankshares Corporation Provident Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Provident Bank, the largest independent commercial bank headquartered in Maryland. With $6.4 billion in assets, Provident serves individuals and businesses in the key metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond through a current branch network of 142 offices in Maryland, Virginia, and southern York County, Pennsylvania. Provident Bank also offers related financial services through wholly owned subsidiaries. Securities brokerage, investment management and related insurance services are available through Provident Investment Company and leases through Court Square Leasing. Visit Provident on the Web at http://www.provbank.com/. DATASOURCE: Provident Bankshares Corporation CONTACT: Media, Vicki Cox, +1-410-277-2063, or Investment Community, Cheryl B. Ursida, +1-410-277-2080, both of Provident Bankshares Corporation Web site: http://www.provbank.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/721938.html

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