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Provident Financial PLC18 July 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies Inc. on behalf of its affiliates including Capital International Inc./Capital Guardian Trust Company/Capital International Limited/Capital International S.A. 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 Chase Nominees Limited 460,400Nortrust Nominees 233,100Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 26,200State Street Nominees Limited 384,400Bank of New York Nominees 3,895,907Northern Trust 1,408,263Chase Nominees Limited 2,566,600Midland Bank plc 121,400Bankers Trust 216,700Barclays Bank 79,500Citibank London 344,300Morgan Guaranty 242,800Nortrust Nominees 2,787,400Royal Bank of Scotland 561,500MSS Nominees Limited 85,800State Street Bank & Trust Co. 595,700National Westminster Bank 74,600Lloyds Bank 49,200Citibank NA 17,500Deutsche Bank AG 994,800Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 61,000HSBC Bank plc 789,900Mellon Bank N.A. 147,200Northern Trust AVFC 66,400KAS UK 48,100Bank One London 176,100Clydesdale Bank plc 57,800JP Morgan Chase Bank 22,300State Street Nominees Limited 10,100Bank of New York Nominees 25,600Chase Nominees Limited 507,400Credit Suisse London Branch 17,300Midland Bank plc 51,300Barclays Bank 28,500Pictet & Cie, Geneva 13,900Citbank London 20,600Nortrust Nominees 7,200Morgan Stanley 10,700Royal Bank of Scotland 70,100JP Morgan 686,079State Street Bank & Trust Co. 34,000National Westminster Bank 16,100Lloyds Bank 24,800RBSTB Nominees Ltd 37,600Deutsche Bank AG 26,300HSBC Bank plc 170,500HSBC 16,200 Bank of New York Nominees 4,600Nortrust Nominees 169,500HSBC Bank plc 33,700 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 14 July 2005 11. Date company informed 15 July 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 18,496,949 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 7.241% 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 18 July 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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