Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., are deeply saddened to announce that director Bruce W. Bennett passed away on October 22, 2023. Mr. Bennett served on Board of Directors since 1993 and had notified the Board of his intention to retire early from his current term, effective as of the 2023 annual meeting. Mr. Bennett provided consulting services to the healthcare industry primarily related to quality assurance, risk management, marketing and business development.

He was the President and owner of Community Care and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing facility, with which he had been associated since 1973, until he sold the company in 2010. He served on the National Down Syndrome Congress, served on the Board of Directors of Riverside Community Hospital, and was Chairman Emeritus of Riverside Community Health Foundation. Mr. Bennett served on the Company?s Personnel/Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Bennett brought entrepreneurial knowledge and business management experience to the Board through his experience owning and operating a business in the highly regulated health care industry. He will be greatly missed.