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Provident Financial PLC16 June 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 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 - 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 of 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 9 June 2006 11. Date company informed 16 June 2006 12. Total holding following this notification Not disclosed 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of Provident Financial plc 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Emma G. Versluys Tel: 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 16 June 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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