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Protective Life Corporation (NYSE: PL) today announced that John D. Johns, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will be participating in the UBS 2005 Global Financial Services Conference being held in New York City, NY. Mr. Johns' presentation will be Wednesday, May 11 at 2:10 p.m. EDT. A simultaneous webcast of the presentation, along with related slides, will be available on Protective's corporate website at http://www.protective.com. The replay of the presentation will be available until June 11, 2005. Protective Life Corporation provides financial services through the production, distribution and administration of insurance and investment products throughout the United States. It has annual revenues of approximately $2.0 billion and as of March 31, 2005 had assets of $27.9 billion.