- ----------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): September 29, 1997 THE PROVIDENT BANK - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 333-35275 31-0412725 - -------------------------- ------------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 - ----------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (513) 579-2000 ----- -------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5. Other Events. - ---- ------------ Filing of Derived Materials. - --------------------------- In connection with the offering of the Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-B, Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1997-B, Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-3 (the "Certificates"), Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Lehman"), as an underwriter of the Certificates, has prepared certain materials for distribution to its potential investors (the "Lehman Derived Materials") and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (together with Lehman, the "Underwriters"), as an underwriter of the Certificates, has prepared certain materials for distribution to its potential investors. Although The Provident Bank (the "Company") provided the Underwriters with certain information regarding the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (the "Loans") in the related portfolio, it did not participate in the preparation of the Lehman Derived Materials. Concurrently with the filing hereof, pursuant to Rule 311(i) of Regulation S-T, the Company is filing the Lehman Derived Materials by paper filing on Form SE. For purposes of this Form 8-K, Lehman Derived Materials shall mean computer generated tables and/or charts displaying, with respect to the Certificates, any of the following: yield; average life, duration; expected maturity; interest rate sensitivity; loss sensitivity; cash flow characteristics; background information regarding the Loans; the proposed structure; decrement tables; or similar information (tabular or otherwise) of a statistical, mathematical, tabular or computational nature. The Lehman Derived Materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial - ---- ----------------------------------------- Information and Exhibits. ------------------------ (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 99 Lehman Derived Materials SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE PROVIDENT BANK By: /s/ Kevin M. Shea ------------------------------- Name: Kevin M. Shea Title: Vice President Dated: September 29, 1997 Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit Page - ------- ---- 99 Lehman Derived Materials EXHIBIT 99 In accordance with Rule 311(i) of Regulation S-T, the Lehman Derived Materials are being filed on paper pursuant to Form SE.