Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date

BALTIMORE, Jan. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Provident Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ:PBKS), the parent company of Provident Bank, today announced that it will issue its earnings release for the fourth quarter of 2008 on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, before the market opens. The earnings release and supplemental financial data 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 supplemental financial data can be accessed by selecting the link to "Financial Reports" and then choosing the link to "Quarterly and Other Reports."

About Provident Bankshares Corporation

Provident Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Provident Bank, the largest independent commercial bank headquartered in Maryland. With $6.5 billion in assets, Provident serves individuals and businesses in the key metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond through a current branch network of 143 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 Center and leases through Court Square Leasing. Visit Provident on the web at http://www.provbank.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Provident Bankshares Corporation



CONTACT:  Media, Vicki Cox, [phone], or Investors, Dennis

Starliper, [phone], both for Provident Bankshares Corporation



Web Site:  http://www.provbank.com/ 

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