UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2007
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-28304 | 33-0704889 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3756 Central Avenue, Riverside, California | 92506 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (951) 686-6060
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Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Company"), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. completed a reduction in workforce at Provident Bank Mortgage ("PBM") and intends to close its loan production offices in Diamond Bar, La Quinta, San Diego, Temecula and Torrance, California by December 31, 2007. Operations will be conducted from PBM's four remaining loan production offices located in Glendora, Pleasanton, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside, California. The Company estimates that the one-time charges associated with the reduction in workforce will be approximately $44,000 and primarily the result of employee severance payments. The charges will be recognized in the quarter ending December 31, 2007. The future estimated cost savings expected as a result of the reduction in workforce is approximately $47,500 per month beginning on November 1, 2007. The Company has not estimated the one-time charges associated with the intended office closures because lease buyouts and/or subleasing agreements have not been finalized.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 15, 2007 | PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
| /s/ Donavon P. Ternes | |
| Donavon P. Ternes | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |