Providential Holdings to Present at Real Estate Investment World Asia 2008 Conference


LOS ANGELES, CA and HANOI, VIETNAM--(Marketwire - June 17, 2008) - Providential Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PRVH), which operates in merger and acquisitions consultancy, financial services, independent energy and resources, real estate development and invests in special opportunities, today announced that its CEO Henry Fahman, and Project Director for PHILAND Corporation, Daniel St. John, will present at the Seventh Annual Real Estate Investment World (REIW) Asia 2008 Conference in Singapore. The conference is scheduled for June 23 to 26.

The REIW Asia 2008 is a set of three interlinked conferences: the Specialty & Branded Real Estate, the Real Estate Investment World Asia and the Real Estate Investment World Vietnam. This program offers a relevant, diverse and interactive format, fronted by more than 200 industry experts, showcasing concepts, strategies and leading companies involved in real estate investment and capital management industries in Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit: http://www.reiwasia.com.

Fahman and St. John will participate in two panel discussions. "The Beckoning of Vietnam Realty" panel on June 24 will discuss how to increase visibility among foreign markets and investors, tap into Vietnam's opportunity reservoir and forecast the investment potential of real estate trends there. On June 26 Providential will moderate the "Property Funds Voice Out" panel, which will discuss the benefits of investing in Vietnamese real estate, leveraging private equity and venture funds, asset allocation and other opportunities in the Vietnamese real estate market.

About Providential Holdings, Inc.

Providential Holdings and its subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities, the most important of which are M&A advisory services and investing in the rapidly growing economies of Vietnam and Asia. As part of its activities in Vietnam, Providential has been hosting seminars in conjunction with the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and leading U.S. investment banking firms, to help Vietnamese companies go public and raise capital through the U.S. financial markets. For more information on Providential Holdings, visit http://www.phiglobal.com. For information about PhiLand's Pointe91 project in Vietnam, visit http://www.philandcorp.com/P91%20Site%20Plan.htm

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For investor relations, contact Antonella Montagna, Hawk Associates, at 305-451-1888, e-mail: Providential.Holdings@hawkassociates.com or http://www.hawkassociates.com. For free e-mail alerts, visit: http://www.hawkassociates.com/about/alert.

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Contact Information: Investor Relations Contact: Hawk Associates, Inc. Antonella Montagna Frank Hawkins Phone: 305-451-1888 E-mail: