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Provident Financial PLC24 January 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential plc/The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 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 shareholders 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 Prudential plc/The Prudential Assurance Company Limited Prudential plc: J P MORGAN NOMINEES 39,724MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 25,997PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 15,603,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 830,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 823,342PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 12,254PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 20,661PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 76,653 Total 17,701,348Percentage of issued share capital 6.92 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited: MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 25,997PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 15,603,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 823,342 Total 16,453,116Percentage of issued share capital 6.44 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 19 January 2006 11. Date company informed 23 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc holds 17,701,348 sharesThe Prudential Assurance Company Limited holds 16,453,116 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) Prudential plc 6.92%The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 6.44% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Emma G VersluysTel: 01274 731111 ext. 2569 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Emma G VersluysAssistant Company Secretary Date of notification 24 January 2006 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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