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Provident Financial PLC02 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential plc 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 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 82,718PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 12,998,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 580,005PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,096,063PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 41,868PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 245,824PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 74,665PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 269,480 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 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 - 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) - 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 31 May 2005 11. Date company informed 1 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 15,389,400 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 6.027% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Emma G VersluysTel: 01274 731111 ext. 2569 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Emma G VersluysAssistant Company Secretary Date of notification 2 June 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Prudential Assurance Company 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 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 82,718PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 12,998,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,096,063 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 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 - 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not betaken into account when calculating percentage) - 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10 4/11p 10. Date of transaction 31 May 2005 11. Date company informed 1 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 14,177,558 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 5.552% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Emma G VersluysTel: 01274 731111 ext. 2569 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Emma G VersluysAssistant Company Secretary Date of notification 2 June 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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