23rd Mar 2006 16:48
Provident Financial PLC23 March 2006 Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons Pursuant to the terms of the Provident Financial Performance Share Plan, certainmatching awards of ordinary shares of 10 4/11p made to executive directors ofthe company in 2003 have not vested and have today been sold by ProvidentFinancial Trustees (Performance Share Plan) Limited at a price of £6.89 pershare. Percentage Basic award Total beneficial of issued shares Matching award holding following share vested shares sold the sale capital Robin James Ashton 1,693 1,693 61,859 0.024%John Arthur Harnett 3,247 3,247 39,969 0.015%David Richard Swann 2,828 2,828 66,929 0.026% Contact name for queries:Rosamond Joy Marshall SmithTel: 01274 731111 extension 2356 Name of the official responsible for making notification:Rosamond Joy Marshall SmithGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary Date of notification:23 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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