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Provident Financial PLC01 August 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest M&G Group Limited/M&G Limited/M&G Investment Management 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 M&G Investment Management Limited: CHASE NOMS LTD 35,156ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 175,792M&G INCOME INV CO. LTD 453,942MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 52,901NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01 477,208NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKA01 233,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD 569,309NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01 338,620NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 321,764NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01 84,287NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 20,361NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01 957,177PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 14,753,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 730,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,051,148PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 25,869PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 256,049PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 44,635PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 163,301RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 387,377 M&G Group Limited and M&G Limited: As above, and in addition: NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 48,899NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01 2,000 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) - 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 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 28 July 2005 11. Date company informed 29 July 2005 12. Total holding following this notification M&G Group Limited 25,825,501 shares M&G Investments Limited 25,774,602 shares M&G Limited 25,825,501 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) M&G Group Limited 10.11% M&G Investment Management Limited 10.09% M&G Limited 10.11% 14. Any additional information For the avoidance of doubt, each company is interested in the shares listed in point 4 above. 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 1 August 2005 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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