23rd Sep 2005 16:50
Provident Financial PLC23 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 M&G Investment Management 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 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 M&G Investment Management Limited 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 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 20 September 2005 11. Date company informed 22 September 2005 12. Total holding following this notification M&G Investment Management Limited no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of the company. 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) - 14. Any additional information M&G Investment Management have advised that, for the avoidance of doubt, the following companies continue to have anotifiable interest in the issued share capital of the company as detailed below: Prudential plc: CHASE NOMS LTD 35,156J P MORGAN NOMINEES 39,724M&G INCOME INV CO. LTD 478,942MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 52,334NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 48,899NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKA01 233,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD 706,313NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01 400,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 336,764NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01 2,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01 82,858NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 19,504NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01 957,177PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 15,003,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 765,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,020,120PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 25,143PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 43,534PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 160,392RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377 Total 25,728,992Percentage of issued share capital 10.07 M&G Group Limited: CHASE NOMS LTD 35,156M&G INCOME INV CO. LTD 478,942MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 52,334NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 48,899NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKA01 233,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD 593,436NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01 400,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 336,764NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01 2,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01 82,858NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 19,504NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01 957,177PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 15,003,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 765,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,020,120PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 25,143PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 43,534PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 160,392RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377 Total 25,576,391Percentage of issued share capital 10.01 M&G Limited: CHASE NOMS LTD 35,156M&G INCOME INV CO. LTD 478,942MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 52,334NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 48,899NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKA01 233,000NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD 593,436NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01 400,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 336,764NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01 2,000NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01 82,858NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 19,504NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01 957,177PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 15,003,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 765,891PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,020,120PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 25,143PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 43,534PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 160,392RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377 Total 25,576,391Percentage of issued share capital 10.01 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited: MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI 52,334PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 15,003,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 1,020,120 Total 16,076,231Percentage of issued share capital 6.29 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 making this notification Emma G Versluys Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification: 23 September 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or materialand does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages(including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract,tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it,or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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