PFGI Provident Financial Grp. (MM)

Provident Financial Group, Inc. Announces Shareholder Approval of Merger with National City Corporation CINCINNATI, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Provident Financial Group, Inc. announced today that its shareholders have voted to approve the company's previously announced merger with National City Corporation. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030424/PFGLOGO ) The merger was approved by 99.05 percent of the shares voting, representing 83.97 percent of Provident's outstanding shares. 0.86 percent of the shares, representing 0.73 percent of Provident's outstanding shares, voted against the merger. The merger also requires approval by the Federal Reserve Board, and is expected to close near the end of the second quarter or at the beginning of the third quarter of 2004. About Provident Financial Group, Inc. Provident Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFGI) is a bank holding company located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its main subsidiary, The Provident Bank, provides a diverse line of banking and financial products, services and solutions through retail banking offices located in Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, and through commercial lending offices located throughout Ohio and surrounding states. At March 31, 2004, Provident Financial Group had $16.7 billion in assets. About National City Corporation National City Corporation (NYSE:NCC), headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, operates an extensive banking network primarily in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania, and also serves customers in selected markets nationally. Its core businesses include commercial and retail banking, consumer finance, asset management, mortgage financing and servicing, and payment processing. At March 31, 2004, National City Corporation had $111.7 billion in assets. For further information, please contact Media Chris Kemper Public Relations Manager 513-579-2248 Investors Patricia Forsythe Investor Relations 513-345-7102 or 800-851-9521 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030424/PFGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Provident Financial Group, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Chris Kemper, Public Relations Manager, +1-513-579-2248, or , or Investors, Patricia Forsythe, Investor Relations, +1-513-345-7102, or +1-800-851-9521, or , both of Provident Financial Group, Inc. Web site: http://www.providentbank.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/721925.html

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