BALTIMORE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Provident Bankshares
Corporation (Nasdaq: PBKS), the parent company of Provident Bank, today
announced that it will be a presenter at the Ryan Beck & Co. 2003 Financial
Institutions Investor Conference, being held in New York City on Wednesday,
November 19, 2003.
Provident's Chairman and CEO Gary N. Geisel, and CFO Dennis Starliper,
will discuss the Company's strategies and results, including the recently
announced merger with Southern Financial Bancorp. Provident's presentation
will take place at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2003.
The conference can be attended by invitation only, however, Provident's
presentation may be accessed live via audio conference at 800-441-0022.
Slides used for the presentation will be available on Provident's web site at
http://www.provbank.com.
Provident Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Provident
Bank, the second largest independent commercial bank headquartered in
Maryland. With $5.0 billion in assets, Provident serves individuals and
businesses in the Baltimore-Washington corridor through a network of 116
banking offices in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and southern York County, Pa.
Provident Bank also offers related financial services through wholly owned
subsidiaries. Mutual funds, annuities and insurance products are available
through Provident Investment Company and leases through Court Square Leasing
and Provident Lease Corp. Visit Provident on the web at http://www.provbank.com.
Provident Bankshares Corporation and Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc. will
be filing a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents
concerning the merger with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors will be able to obtain these documents free of charge at the
SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by
Provident Bankshares Corporation will be available free of charge from the
Investor Relations Department at Provident Bankshares Corporation, 114 East
Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Documents filed with the SEC by
Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc. will be available free of charge from the
Investor Relations Department at Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc., 37 East
Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186.
The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management
of Provident Bankshares Corporation and Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc. may
be soliciting proxies in favor of the merger from the companies' respective
shareholders. For information about these directors, executive officers, and
members of management, shareholders are asked to refer to the most recent
proxy statements issued by the respective companies, which are available on
their web sites and at the addresses provided in the preceding paragraph.
SOURCE Provident Bankshares Corporation
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CONTACT:
Media - Lillian Kilroy, +1-410-277-2833, or
Investment Community - Josie Porterfield, +1-410-277-2889, both
of Provident Bankshares
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