FORM 4

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    longer subject to                      U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                       OMB Number;       3235-0287
    Section 16.  Form 4 or                         Washington, D.C. 20549                                                Epires:    January 31, 2005
    Form 5 obligations may              STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP                                     Estimated average burden
    continue.  See              Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,                  hours per response......0.5
    instructions 1(b).                      Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
                         Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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 1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*    2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol     6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                                                                                  (Check all applicable)
                                                                                                  [ ] Director      [ ]  10% Owner
     Magee, Mark E.                               Provident Financial Group, Inc. (PFGI)

                                                                                                  [X] Officer       [ ]  Other
                                                                                                      (give title below) (specify below)
                                                                                                  Vice President, General
                                                                                                  Counsel and Secretary
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  (Last)           (First)         (Middle)   3.  IRS or Social Security  4.  Statement for     7.   Individual  or  Joint/Group   Filing  (check
                                                  Number of Reporting         Month/Day/Year         applicable line)
                                                  Person (Voluntary)
     Provident Financial Group, Inc.
     One East Fourth Street - MS 860A                                         October 4, 2002         [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
                                                                                                      [ ] Form filed by More Than One Reporting
                                                         N/A                                              Person
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                              (Street)                                    5.  If Amendment,
                                                                              Date of Original
                                                                              (Month/Day/Year)
     Cincinnati, Ohio         45202
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      (City)     (State)       (Zip)
                                           Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned
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 1. Title of Security  2. Trans-  2A.       3. Trans-    4. Securities Acquired (A)             5. Amount of       6. Ownership    7. Nature
    (Instr. 3)            action  Deemed       action       or Disposed of (D)                     Securities         Form:           of Indirect
                          Date    Execution    Code         (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)                    Beneficially       Direct          Bene-
                                  Date, if    (Inst. 8)                                            Owned Follow-      (D) or          ficial
                                  any                                                              ing Reported       Indirect        Owner-
                         (Month  (Month/                                                           Transaction(s)     (I)             ship
                          Day/    Day/                                                            (Instr. 3          (Instr. 4)      (Instr. 4)
                          Year)   Year)                                                            and 4)
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                                            Code    V      Amount   (A) or (D)       Price
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 Common Stock           10/04/02             M             13,500       A             $9.78            30,136           D
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 Common Stock                                                                                     20,239.3467           I             ESOP
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 Common Stock                                                                                     35,528.0702           I             Def. Comp. Plan
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 Common Stock                                                                                             843           I             A
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 Common Stock                                                                                             843           I             B
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 Common Stock                                                                                             843           I             C
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 Common Stock                                                                                             843           I             D
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 Common Stock                                                                                           1,193           I             E
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Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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FORM 4 (continued)                                   Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
                                                                (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 1. Title of     2. Conver-   3. Trans-    3A. Deemed     4. Trans-     5. Number of    6. Date Exer-        7. Title and Amount  8. Price 9. Number  10. Owner- 11. Na-
     Derivative     sion or      action        Execution     action        Derivative      cisable and Ex-      of Underlying        of       of          ship       ture
     Security       Exercise     Date          Date, if      Code          Securities      piration Date        Securities           Deriv-   Deriv-      Form       of In-
     (Instr. 3)     Price of                   any          (Instr. 8)     Acquired (A)                         (Instr. 3 and 4)     ative    ative       of De-     direct
                    Deriv-                                                 or Disposed                                               Secur-   Secur-      rivative   Bene-
                    ative        (Month/       (Month/                     of (D)          (Month/Day/                               ity      ities       Secur-     ficial
                    Security     Day/           Day/                      (Instr. 3, 4      Year)                                   (Instr.   Bene-       ity:       Owner-
                                 Year)          Year)                      and 5)                                                    5)       ficially    Direct     ship
                                                                                                                                              Owned       (D) or    (Instr.
                                                                                                                                              Follow-     Indi-      4)
                                                                                                                                              ing         rect
                                                                                                                                              Reported    (I)
                                                                                                                                              Trans-     (Instr. 4)
                                                                                                                                              tion(s)
                                                                                                                                             (Instr. 4)

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                                                                                           Date      Expira-           Amount or
                                                                                           Exer-     tion              Number of
                                                                                           cisable   Date       Title  Shares
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                                                            Code    V      (A)    (D)
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 Option to Buy(1)   $9.78     10/04/02                       M                  13,500      (2)     12/22/02    Common    13,500       (1)        0         D
                                                                                                                Stock
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Explanation of Responses:

(1)     Option Granted Pursuant to 1988 Stock Option Plan (Grant Date 12/22/92)
(2)     Options Became Exercisable in 20% Increments Annually Beginning 12/22/93
Indirect A:     Shares held by Emily Magee, Daughter
Indirect B:     Shares held by Elizabeth Magee, Daughter
Indirect C:     Shares held by Ellen Magee, Daughter
Indirect D:     Shares held by Mark E. Magee, Custodian for Minor Child Erin Magee
Indirect E:     Shares held by Mark E. Magee, Custodian for Minor Child Mark E. Magee, Jr.



Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).                                                /s/Mark E. Magee                         October 7, 2002
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                                                                                        Signature of Reporting Person                   Date


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