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Provident Financial PLC22 January 2007 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential plc/The Prudential Assurance Company 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 shareholders 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 Prudential plc ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 239,677J P MORGAN NOMINEES 48,324M&G INCOME INV CO LTD 478,942NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 52,998NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD 632,475NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 356,764NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 17,718PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 880,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 217,797RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377Total 25,620,734Percentage of issued share capital 10.00% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited: PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645Total 17,645,733Percentage of issued share capital 6.89% 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 18 January 2007 11. Date company informed 19 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc holds 25,620,734 shares The Prudential Assurance Company Limited holds 17,645,733 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) Prudential plc 10.00% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 6.89% 14. Any additional information Provident Financial plc received notification on 19 January 2007 that M&G GroupLimited and M&G Limited have ceased to have a notifiable interest in the sharecapital of the company. 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 22 January 2007 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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