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Protective Life Corporation (NYSE:PL) will announce second quarter 2005 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 4, 2005. The company will hold a conference call for management to discuss second quarter results with analysts and professional investors on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Those interested in listening to the live webcast of the conference call may access it through Protective's website. Listeners should log on to www.protective.com approximately fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install the audio software required to listen to the webcast. A recording of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. Eastern August 5 until midnight August 12. The recording may be accessed by dialing 1-888-566-0856 (international callers 1-402-220-0446). A recording of the webcast will also be available at www.protective.com until midnight August 12. Supplemental financial information will be available at release time on the company's website at www.protective.com.