21st Sep 2005 16:38
Provident Financial PLC21 September 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and FidelityInternational 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 Northern Trust London 524,480Bank of New York Brussels 192,770State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S 117,000Bank of New York Europe Ldn 50,056Citibank London 47,200JP Morgan, Bournemouth 7,978,970JP Morgan, Bournemouth 302,500Bank of New York Europe, Ldn 268,100 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 3,182,900 8. Percentage of issued class 1.25% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 20 September 2005 11. Date company informed 21 September 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 9,481,076 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.71% 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 21 September 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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