Providence Service Corporation Expects to Record Non-recurring Tax Benefit of $1.4 Million, or $0.11 Per Share, in Third Quarter 2009

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that it expects to record an income tax benefit of approximately $1.4 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. The unanticipated, non-recurring tax benefit is primarily attributed to the recent true up of its 2008 income tax provision with the actual 2008 federal and state tax returns filed in 2009.

The tax benefit was not included in Company guidance issued on October 19, 2009 that anticipated diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $0.20 to $0.22 and earnings per diluted share of $1.37 to $1.41 for the full year.

For the fourth quarter of 2009, and for the year 2010, the Company anticipates a tax rate of approximately 40%.

About Providence
The Providence Service Corporation, through its owned and managed entities, provides home and community based social services and non-emergency transportation services management to government sponsored clients under programs such as welfare, juvenile justice, Medicaid and corrections. Providence does not own or operate beds, treatment facilities, hospitals or group homes, preferring to provide services in the client's own home or other community setting. The Company provides a range of services through its direct and managed entities to over 78,000 clients through 925 active contracts at June 30, 2009, with an estimated 6.7 million individuals eligible to receive the Company's non-emergency transportation services. Combined, the Company has a nearly $1 billion book of business including managed entities.

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