31st Mar 2006 14:23
Provident Financial PLC31 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 Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 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 Non-beneficial interest of shareholders referred to 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 New York Brussels 107,539Northern Trust London 92,500State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S 8,700JP Morgan, Bournemouth 7,173,312J P Morgan, Bournemouth 810,639Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 688,542Bank of New York Europe Ldn 777,000JP Morgan, Bournemouth 320,100BNP Paribas, Paris 139,900 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 131,064 8. Percentage of issued class 0.05% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 28 March 2006 11. Date company informed 30 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 10,118,232 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.96% 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 31 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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