Short Selling Disclosure

TR-4 : 

Disclosure of Short Position relating to UK Financial Sector Company 

1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short position :

Cazenove Leveraged UK Equity Absolute Return Fund Limited

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Provident Financial Plc

3: Disclosable short position 

0.2463%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

30/04/09