AGM Resolutions

Provident Financial PLC
08 May 2008

AGM Resolutions



At the company's annual general meeting held in Shipley, West Yorkshire, on 8
May 2008 all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.  Copies of the relevant
resolutions have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility which is situated at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14
5HS.



A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out in the
Appendix below.



Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



Emma G Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel:  [phone] extension 2569





Appendix



                       ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 MAY 2008

            Summary of proxy cards returned appointing the Chairman as proxy


                             IN FAVOUR          AT PROXY'S DISCRETION            AGAINST              WITHHELD
                     Number    Number     %      Number  Number   %       Number  Number   %    Number  Number        % 
                       of        of     voting     of      of   voting      of     of    voting   of      of      total
                     shares   holders   shares   shares holders shares    shares holders shares shares  holders  shares
                                                                                                                  voted
                                                                                                                    and
                                                                                                               withheld
RESOLUTION

1.   Report 
     and            74,329,915   613    99.71     76,479   76    0.10    140,832    4    0.19    74,616      2     0.09
     accounts

2.   Directors'     59,750,105   516    80.15     83,012   81    0.11 14,714,788   99   19.74    73,937     13     0.09
     remuneration                                                            
     report

3.   Final 
     dividend       74,478,925   616    99.90     77,133   76    0.10          0    0    0.00    65,784      2     0.08

4.   Appointment 
     of             74,405,142   600    99.80     82,137   81    0.11     65,242    7    0.09    69,321      8     0.09
     Chris
     Gillespie

5.   Appointment 
     of             74,407,647   595    99.80     86,434   82    0.12     59,600   11    0.08    68,161      7     0.09
     Manjit
     Wolstenholme

6.   Re-appointment 74,384,796   600    99.77     85,766   81    0.12     83,119    8    0.11    68,161      7     0.09
     of Andrew
     Fisher

7.   Re-appointment 73,607,709   590    98.73     85,766   81    0.12    859,494   22    1.15    68,873      9     0.09
     of John
     Maxwell

8.   Re-appointment 73,059,741   589    99.32     85,766   81    0.12    414,332   13    0.56 1,062,003     20     1.42
     of John van
     Kuffeler

9.   Re-appointment 74,015,844   607    99.28     80,511   79    0.11    458,333    7    0.61    67,154      7     0.08
     of auditors

10.  Remuneration   74,253,035   608    99.59     82,236   82    0.11    220,589    6    0.30    65,982      3     0.08
     of auditors

11   Directors'     74,020,353   579    99.81     83,181   85    0.11     62,786   27    0.08   455,522     13     0.61
     authority to
     allot shares

12.  Authority to   73,756,592   489    98.96     82,130   81    0.11    693,421  113    0.93    89,699     14     0.12
     make political
     donations

13.  Amendments to  73,685,646   546    99.43     91,247   89    0.12    329,826   33    0.45   515,123     30     0.69
     rules of Long
     Term Incentive
     Scheme 2006

14.  Approval of    74,414,648   573    99.84     84,836   83    0.11     39,310   26    0.05    83,048     14     0.11
     Provident
     Financial plc
     2007 Employee
     Benefit Trust

15.  Authority to   74,440,419   580    99.85     88,940   87    0.12     22,385   24    0.03    70,098      5     0.09
     purchase own
     shares
     (Special
     Resolution)

16.  Power to allot 74,450,036   581    99.86     83,143   83    0.11     20,229   29    0.03    68,434      5     0.09
     shares for
     cash (Special
     Resolution)

17.  Adopt new      74,268,681   579    99.63     92,040   87    0.12    184,373   16    0.25    76,748     14     0.10
     Articles of
     Association
     (Special
     Resolution)

Notes:

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes
   shares on which votes were withheld.

2. Total number of shares voted = 74,621,842

3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 712

4. Total number of shares in issue = 131,237,192



EGV 8 May 2008


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