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Provident Financial PLC10 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies Inc. on behalf of its affiliates including Capital Guardian Trust Company/CapitalInternational Limited/Capital International S.A. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Notification in respect of shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Chase Nominees Limited 147,300Nortrust Nominees 89,500 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 1,400State Street Nominees Limited 112,100 Bank of New York Nominees 2,071,157Northern Trust 581,400Chase Nominees Limited 1,135,527Midland Bank plc 47,800Bankers Trust 80,000Barclays Bank 45,800Citibank London 124,100Morgan Guaranty 106,100Nortrust Nominees 1,342,400Royal Bank of Scotland 83,300MSS Nominees Limited 22,400State Street Bank & Trust Co. 324,500National Westminster Bank 6,700Lloyds Bank 6,400Citibank NA 5,800Deutsche Bank AG 379,700Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 21,400HSBC Bank plc 340,600Mellon Bank N.A. 82,700Northern Trust AVFC 61,000KAS UK 11,200Bank One London 59,900Clydesdale Bank plc 7,700JP Morgan Chase Bank 1,100State Street Nominees Limited 900Bank of New York Nominees 1,200Chase Nominees Limited 123,800Credit Suisse London Branch 3,100Midland Bank plc 8,900Barclays Bank 5,700Morgan Stanley 1,000Royal Bank of Scotland 8,500JP Morgan 323,800State Street Bank & Trust Co. 4,000National Westminster Bank 2,100Lloyds Bank 3,200RBSTB Nominees Ltd 13,400Deutsche Bank AG 8,200HSBC Bank plc 42,800HSBC 1,100Nortrust Nominees 59,900HSBC Bank plc 3,300 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed - 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) - 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 4 February 2005 11. Date company informed 10 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 7,913,884 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 3.10% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Emma G Versluys 01274 731111 ext. 2569 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Emma G Versluys Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 10 February 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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