20th Mar 2007 17:42
Provident Financial PLC20 March 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Provident Financial plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : (X) Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): FMR Corp 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): Previous notification revised 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Not applicable 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) ISIN GB0002685963 50,000 50,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect ISIN GB0002685963 50,000 0.01% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 50,000 0.01% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company(FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management TrustCompany (FMTC) a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investmentmanager of various pension and trust accounts. Nominee Shares held Management CompanyBrown Brothers Harriman and Co 50,000 FMRCO Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: FMR Corp 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not applicable 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not applicable 13. Additional information: Prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, the interests inshares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) wereaggregated for the purposes of shareholding reporting. In accordance with theFSA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, indirect holdings of FMR and FILare now being notified separately. Holdings are correct as at close of businesson 16 March 2007. 14. Contact name: Emma G Versluys 15. Contact telephone number: 01274 731111 ext. 2569 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
PFG.L