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Provident Financial PLC08 August 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 Bank of Ireland a/c 426353 407,407Bank of New York 17,987Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 253,000Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 43,765Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 381,311Barclays Global Investors Canada 18,725Barclays Trust Co & Others 14,043Barclays Trust Co as Exec /ADM C 000000000000000000 442Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 000000000000000000 374Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 21,480BOISS Nominees Ltd a/c 4224361 234,999Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 16376 124,317Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 28270 87,708Gerrard Nominees Limited a/c 620404 395Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 72,396Investors Bank and Trust Co. 2,319Investors Bank and Trust Co. 251,707Investors Bank and Trust Co. 14,168Investors Bank and Trust Co. 44,247Investors Bank and Trust Co. 78,358Investors Bank and Trust Co. 72,150Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,975Investors Bank and Trust Co. 7,546Investors Bank and Trust Co. 7,783Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,314,025Investors Bank and Trust Co. 851,880Investors Bank and Trust Co. 23,077Investors Bank and Trust Co. 14,447JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 70,378JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 15,151JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 141,911JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 32,144JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 2,023,196JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 195,595J P Morgan Chase Bank 22,119J P Morgan Chase Bank 4,241J P Morgan Chase Bank 2,551J P Morgan Chase Bank 15,052J P Morgan Chase Bank 11,670J P Morgan Chase Bank 37,191J P Morgan Chase Bank 27,242J P Morgan Chase Bank 6,660J P Morgan Chase Bank 2,538J P Morgan Chase Bank 26,866J P Morgan Chase Bank 140,143J P Morgan Chase Bank 34,614J P Morgan Chase Bank 2,068J P Morgan Chase Bank 8,362Mellon Trust - US Custodian / 9,723Mitsui Asset 4,125R C Greig Nominees Limited 177,297R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 130,767R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 21,387R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 21,977R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 22,535R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 17,026State Street Bank and Trust Co 30,600State Street Boston 130,516Trust & Custody Services Bank 2,910 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 3 August 2006 11. Date company informed 8 August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 7,752,586 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 3.03% 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 8 August 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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