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Provident Financial PLC17 March 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of director Robin James Ashton 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest Notification in respect of director named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) Robin James Ashton 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Notification in respect of director named in 2 above 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Provident Financial Trustees (Performance Share Plan) Limited purchased 7,036 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p andtransferred the legal and beneficial interest to Robin James Ashton in satisfaction of basic and matching awardsgranted subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Provident Financial Performance Share Plan 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 7,036 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0028% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should notbe taken into account when calculating percentage) - 11. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p 12. Price per share 708p 13. Date of transaction 17 March 2005 14. Date company informed 17 March 2005 15. Total holding following this notification 63,552 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 0.0249% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant - 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise - 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification - 23. Any additional information - 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rosamond J Marshall Smith Tel: 01274 731111 ext. 2356 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Rosamond J Marshall Smith General Counsel and Company Secretary Date of Notification 17 March 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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