Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Provident Financial plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Invesco Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 May 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%,12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares 

of 20 8/11p

ISIN:

GB00B1Z4ST84

14,608,248

14,608,248

16,089,530

16,089,530

12.19%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,089,530

12.19%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

ABN Amro Bank

180,255

Bank of Ireland (Dublin)

395,026

Bank of New York

9,288,727

Banque Paribas

73,400

Banque Paribas (Frankfurt)

64,795

Bank of New York (Brussels)

33,999

Credit Agricole Indosuez (Luxembourg)

100,717

Citibank (Hong Kong)

128,755

JP Morgan Chase

1,420,513

Chase (Frankfurt)

36,532

Citibank New York

6,588

Citibank

1,117,565

Credit Agricole Indosuez

37,885

Deutsche Bank UK

5,236

Erste Bank (Vienna)

13,123

HSBC Bank Plc London

115,344

KAS Bank, Amsterdam

8,941

Morgan Stanley (London)

15,217

State Street Trust & Banking Co (London)

2,434,234

Trust & Custody Services JP

4,377

Northern Trust Company (London)

505,420

UBS (Zurich)

90,336

Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypothekenbk Akti

762

WGZ Bank

1,457

PowerShares

2,550

Other

7,776

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Emma G Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01274 731111 ext 2569