Director/PDMR Shareholding

Directors'/PDMRs' interest in shares - Provident Financial Long Term Incentive Scheme

Provident Financial plc announces that SG Kleinwort Hambros Trust Company (CI) Limited, as Trustee of the Provident Financial plc 2007 Employee Benefit Trust ("the Trust"), subscribed for 299,270 ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each on 24 March 2017 to satisfy potential awards to be made under the Provident Financial Long Term Incentive Scheme 2015.

The Trust is a discretionary employee benefit trust and may benefit employees of Provident Financial plc and its subsidiaries at the discretion of the Trustee. Accordingly, it is noted that the following directors and PDMRs, as potential beneficiaries under the Trust, have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trust:

Peter Crook

Andrew Fisher

Nick Boakes

David Merrett

Ken Mullen

Shamus Hodgson

Mark Stevens

Chris Sweeney

Emma Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

01274 351 351

27 March 2017