15th Apr 2005 17:51
Provident Financial PLC15 April 2005 Provident Financial plc ("the company") has been informed that on 15 April 2005John Arthur Harnett exercised a senior executive share option and sold shares(to fund the exercise and associated tax liabilities and costs). John Arthur Harnett acquired 87,500 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p through theexercise of share options pursuant to the Provident Financial plc UnapprovedSenior Executive Share Option Scheme (1996) at an exercise price of 520p pershare. 75,750 shares were sold at 680.5p per share. He now holds 43,216 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p in the company (representing0.016% of the issued share capital). Emma G VersluysAssistant Company Secretary15 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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