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Provident Financial PLC08 March 2006 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 International Inc., Capital GuardianTrust Company, Capital International S.A. and Capital International 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 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 Capital Guardian Trust Company:Chase Nominees Limited 1,708,700Nortrust Nominees 2,270,645Total 3,979,345Percentage of issued share capital 1.558% Capital International Limited:State Street Nominees Limited 391,000Bank of New York Nominees 5,703,582Northern Trust 2,083,651Chase Nominees Limited 4,563,400Midland Bank plc 240,200Bankers Trust 89,600Barclays Bank 67,700Citibank London 1,208,800Morgan Guaranty 329,100Nortrust Nominees 3,157,300Royal Bank of Scotland 1,335,100MSS Nominees Limited 162,100State Street Bank & Trust Co. 912,500National Westminster Bank 200,300Lloyds Bank 88,400Citibank NA 23,300Deutsche Bank AG 1,284,900Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited 61,000HSBC Bank plc 1,326,600Mellon Bank N.A. 159,100Northern Trust AVFC 66,400KAS UK 118,800Bank One London 303,800Clydesdale Bank plc 52,500HSBC 12,700JP Morgan Chase Bank 14,200Total 23,956,033Percentage of issued share capital 9.376% Capital International S.A.:State Street Nominees Limited 14,200Bank of New York Nominees 11,100Chase Nominees Limited 908,700Credit Suisse London Branch 27,600Midland Bank plc 98,400Barclays Bank 13,900Pictet & Cie, Geneva 5,800Nortrust Nominees 12,400Morgan Stanley 13,400Royal Bank of Scotland 200,300J.P. Morgan 1,083,979National Westminster Bank 50,800Lloyds Bank 54,200RBSTB Nominees Limited 52,300Deutsche Bank AG 64,600HSBC Bank plc 447,900Total 3,059,579Percentage of issued share capital 1.198% Capital International Inc.:Bank of New York Nominees 4,600Nortrust Nominees 291,903HSBC Bank plc 120,200Total 416,703Percentage of issued share capital 0.163% 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 6 March 2006 11. Date company informed 7 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 31,411,660 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 12.295% 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 8 March 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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