Provident Financial Response to FCA letter to NSF

7 March 2019

Provident Financial plc

Provident Financial Response to FCA letter to NSF

We note the announcement made by Non-Standard Finance plc (NSF) today disclosing the letter they have received from the FCA.

Provident Financial plc aims to operate at the highest FCA and PRA regulatory standards to ensure good outcomes for customers and attractive, sustainable returns for shareholders.

In the context of the NSF offer, we urge shareholders to take no further action.

Enquiries  

Provident, Tel: +44 12 7435 1135Patrick Snowball, Chairman Malcolm Le May, Chief Executive OfficerGary Thompson / Vicki Turner, Investor Relations, Tel: +44 12 7435 1900Richard King, Media, Tel: +44 20 3620 3073

Barclays (Joint Lead Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Provident) Richard Taylor, Tel: +44 20 7623 2323 Kunal Gandhi Francesco Ceccato Derek Shakespeare J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Lead Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Provident) Ed Byers, Tel: +44 20 7742 4000 Jeremy Capstick Claire Brooksby James Robinson 

Jefferies (Financial Adviser to Provident)Graham Davidson, Tel: +44 20 7029 8000Philip NobletBarry O'Brien 

Brunswick (PR Adviser to Provident) Nick Cosgrove, Tel: +44 20 7404 5959 Charles Pretzlik Simone Selzer