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SCHEDULE 14-A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)
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Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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Section 240.14a-12
Provident Bankshares Corporation
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
Paul M. Aguggia, Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette LLP
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filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
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PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Dear Stockholder:
Please accept our thanks for sending in your WHITE Proxy Card.
To avoid any possible dispute as to the validity of your proxy for the reason(s)
indicated below, we are requesting that you sign, date and mail the enclosed
additional WHITE Proxy Card with the correction indicated below. The additional
WHITE Proxy Card, which is enclosed, should be mailed in the self-addressed
envelope provided for your convenience.
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY WAS UNSIGNED. (If signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, personal representative of an estate, corporate officer,
partner, trustee, custodian or guardian, please sign and give your full
title as such.)
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY WAS UNDATED. (Please date, sign and return the
enclosed WHITE Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope.)
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY OMITTED YOUR TITLE OR AUTHORITY. (If signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, personal representative of an estate,
corporate officer, partner, trustee, custodian or guardian, please sign and
give your full title as such.)
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY, AS SIGNED, DID NOT CONFORM TO THE NAME SHOWN ON
THE PROXY. (Please date and sign the enclosed WHITE proxy card exactly as
the registration appears on the proxy, including your full title if signing
other than in an individual capacity.) If the registration is in the name of
a custodian for the benefit of a minor, the custodian must sign and indicate
his/her capacity. If you are a beneficiary 18 years or older, you may sign
as long as you indicate your age.
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY WAS NOT SIGNED BY ALL JOINT OWNERS. (If shares are
registered in the name of more than one person, each such person should sign
the enclosed WHITE Proxy Card. If a joint tenant is deceased, please
indicate that you are the surviving joint owner.)
YOUR PREVIOUS WHITE PROXY, AS MARKED, DID NOT CLEARLY SPECIFY YOUR
INSTRUCTIONS. Please sign, date and clearly mark your proxy.
OTHER
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Because the Annual Meeting will be held shortly, we would greatly appreciate
your signing, dating and mailing the enclosed WHITE Proxy Card as soon as
possible. Please mail it in the envelope provided for your convenience. Only
your latest dated proxy will count. If you have any questions, please call
Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the firm assisting us, toll-free at 888-750-5834.
Once again, we greatly appreciate your support.
Sincerely,
PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORPORATION
