15th Aug 2005 16:14
Provident Financial PLC15 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 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 State Street Bank and Tr Co 2,900Bank of New York Europe Ldn 290,800JP Morgan Bournemouth 405,000Bank of New York Brussels 1,100Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 8,500JP Morgan Bournemouth 54,934National Astl Bk Melbourne 17,910Northern Trust London 2,200State Str Bnk and Tr Co Lndn 2,100JP Morgan Bournemouth 10,024,727JP Morgan Chase Bank 743,525Mellon Bank N A 500Northern Trust London 1,900State Street Bank and Tr Co 700Bank of New York 1,900Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 18,600JP Morgan Chase Bank 12,500Northern Trust Co 2,800State Street Bank and Tr Co 13,591Bank of New York Brussels 237,495Bank of New York Europe Ldn 50,056Chase Manhttan Bk AG Frnkfrt 994Citibank London 47,200Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,000JP Morgan Bournemouth 100JP Morgan Chase Bank 700Mellon Bank 3,300Northern Trust London 595,639State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 121,305 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 2,275,075 8. Percentage of issued class 0.89% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 12 August 2005 11. Date company informed 15 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 12,663,976 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.96% 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 15 August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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