Disclosure of Short Position - Provident Financial

TR-5:

Disclosure of Short Position relating to securities which are the subject of a rights issue or a UK Financial Sector Company

1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short position:

BSF - European Diversified Equity Absolute Return

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Provident Financial PLC

3: Disclosable short position

-0.36%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

06/07/2011