June 29, 2005b Gerald K. Baroudi


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2005

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Karron Minor
Corporate Communications
(410) 277-8250

PROVIDENT BANK'S GERALD K. BAROUDI PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT

Baltimore — Provident Bank announces the promotion of Gerald K. Baroudi to Vice President within the Small Business Division. In this position, Baroudi will be responsible for attracting and retaining small business clients by addressing both their short and long-term business needs.

Baroudi has 14 years of experience in small business lending, cash management and consumer banking. In 2004, Baroudi generated more than $19 million in commercial loans. He has been a Relationship Manager at the Bank since 2003. Before joining Provident, Baroudi was a small business banker at Wachovia Bank in Baltimore and a Branch Manager in Laurel for Bank of America.

He received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland at College Park. Prior to earning his B.S., Baroudi studied at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University and Jefferson Business College. He is also a 2005 graduate of the Flagship Leadership Anne Arundel Program — an initiative that prepares various professionals and business owners with the tools to affect positive changes within their communities.

"I am most excited about my continued engagement with the business community and also the opportunity to promote the Provident brand within my market," Baroudi said.

Born in Ghana and raised in Sierra Leone, Baroudi currently resides in Gambrills, MD.

Provident Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Provident Bank. With $6.6 billion in assets, Provident serves individuals and businesses in the key urban areas of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond through a network of 149 offices in Maryland, Virginia, and southern York County, PA. 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 and Provident Lease Corp. Visit Provident on the web at www.provbank.com.

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