Analyst and investor briefing

Provident Financial PLC
08 June 2005



Analyst and investor investment initiatives briefing


Provident Financial is today hosting a visit for analysts and institutional
investors.  The event will focus on Provident's recently launched Vanquis Bank
credit card operation and roll-out of home-credit in Mexico.


Updated data for the number of cards in issue and net receivables as at the end
of May for Vanquis Bank will be provided.  Customer numbers as at the end of May
and credit issued for the five months to May 2005 for Provident Mexico will also
be provided.  These, together with the comparative data as at December 2004
which was provided at the time of the Preliminary Results in March, are
summarised in the table below.



No other new information relating to current trading will be provided.



Vanquis Bank


                     End of May 2005                End of December 2004

Cards in issue       108,000                        76,000
Net receivables      £39.6m                         £26.0m



Provident Mexico

                     End of May 2005                End of December 2004

Customers            54,000                         35,000

                     Five months to May 2005        Five months to December 2004
Credit issued        £4.2m                          £3.9m



Enquiries:


Media:


David Stevenson, Provident Financial     Today:         01634 793500
                                         Thereafter:    01274 731111 ext. 2302


Investor relations:

Helen Waggott, Provident Financial        Today:        01634 793500
                                          Thereafter:   01274 731111 ext. 2573





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