Disclosure of Short Position

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 :

Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Provident Financial plc

3: Disclosable short position

-2.54%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

16 March 2012