PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.
PROVIDENT CAPITAL TRUST I
June 9, 1999
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: EDGAR Form RW
Provident Bancorp, Inc.
Provident Capital Trust I
Form S-3 - File No. 333-15315
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
This is to inform you that the above-referenced Form S-3 filed November 1,
1996 has been abandoned by the Registrants, Provident Bancorp, Inc., now known
as Provident Financial Group, Inc. and Provident Capital Trust I. No securities
have been or will be offered or sold issued pursuant to this Registration
Statement.
On behalf of the Registrants, I hereby request that this Registration
Statement be withdrawn pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities
Act of 1933.
Yours truly,
PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.
(now known as Provident Financial Group, Inc.)
PROVIDENT CAPITAL TRUST I
BY: /s/Mark E. Magee
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Mark E. Magee
Agent for Service named in
Registration Statement No. 333-15315
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cc: Ms. Jessica Livingston
Office of Division of Corporation Finance
