Annual Information Update

Provident Financial PLC
30 March 2007



                            PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC
                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE


Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to and including 30 March 2007.

Provident Financial plc ('the Company') announces that in accordance with
paragraph 5.2 of the Prospectus Rules, the following information has been
published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months in
compliance with its obligations under Community and national laws and rules
dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities
markets.


The following UK regulatory announcements have been made via a Regulatory
Information Service:


Date                    Time             Subject

31/03/2006              14:23            Holding(s) in Company
04/04/2006              11:40            Holding(s) in Company
07/04/2006              13:17            Notice of AGM
07/04/2006              14.57            Annual Information Update
27/04/2006              07.00            Competition Commission
16/05/2006              17.54            Director/PDMR Shareholding
17/05/2006              12.00            AGM Statement
17/05/2006              15.43            AGM Resolutions
17/05/2006              17.18            Holding(s) in Company
18/05/2006              16.46            Directorate Change
31/05/2006              17.18            Director/PDMR Shareholding
02/06/2006              17.17            Holding(s) in Company
02/06/2006              18.24            Director/PDMR Shareholding
08/06/2006              18.18            Director/PDMR Shareholding
16/06/2006              15.36            Holding(s) in Company
22/06/2006              16.13            Holding(s) in Company
04/07/2006              07.00            Pre-close briefing
05/07/2006              17.28            Director/PDMR Shareholding
13/07/2006              13.00            International and UK briefing
20/07/2006              17.43            Holding(s) in Company
26/07/2006              15.21            Holding(s) in Company
31/07/2006              16.06            Listing Rule 9.6.14 change
08/08/2006              16.12            Holding(s) in Company
09/08/2006              15.04            Blocklisting Interim Review
25/08/2006              16.39            Listing Rule 9.6.14 Change
13/09/2006              07.01            Interim Results
22/09/2006              15.35            Director/PDMR Shareholding
09/10/2006              07.00            Director/PDMR Shareholding
16/10/2006              17.41            Directorate Change
17/10/2006              07.00            Hungarian Business Changes
23/10/2006              14.21            Director/PDMR Shareholding
24/10/2006              18.05            Director/PDMR Shareholding
25/10/2006              15.36            Additional Listing
30/10/2006              16.51            Director/PDMR Shareholding
10/11/2006              15.58            Director/PDMR Shareholding
14/11/2006              07.00            Directorate Change
24/11/2006              16.19            Holding(s) in Company
30/11/2006              07.13            Competition Commission
01/12/2006              18.01            Holding(s) in Company
05/12.2006              11.19            Directorate Change
11/12/2006              17.24            Holding(s) in Company
14/12/2006              17.12            Voting Rights and Capital
15/12/2006              14.55            Additional Listing
18/12/2006              07.00            Pre-Close Briefing
20/12/2006              17.14            Holding(s) in Company
22/12/2006              10.39            Director/PDMR Shareholding
02/01/2007              17.23            Directorate Change
11/01/2007              18.01            Holding(s) in Company
17/01/2007              08.30            Sale of Provident Insurance
17/01/2007              17.32            Holding(s) in Company
19/01/2007              15.57            Total Voting Rights
19/01/2007              15.59            Holding(s) in Company
22/01/2007              17.03            Holding(s) in Company
22/01/2007              17.05            Holding(s) in Company
22/01/2007              17.10            Holding(s) in Company
26/01/2007              07.00            Directorate Change
31/01/2007              16.57            Notice of Results
31/01/2007              18.00            Director Declaration
02/02/2007              17.22            Directorate Change
05/02/2007              16.39            Holding(s) in Company
19/02/2007              17.23            Holding(s) in Company
23/02/2007              14.24            Blocklisting Interim Review
28/02/2007              16.03            Total Voting Rights
07/03/2007              07.01            Final Results
07/03/2007              13.32            Amendment to Record Date
08/03/2007              17.40            Director/PDMR Shareholding
08/03/2007              17.42            Director/PDMR Shareholding
15/03/2007              15.47            Holding(s) in Company
19/03/2007              15.50            Director/PDMR Shareholding
20/03/2007              17.42            Holding(s) in Company
20/03/2007              17.45            Holding(s) in Company
28/03/2007              18.04            Holding(s) in Company
30/03/2007              11.03            AGM Notice/Related Documents
30/03/2007              11.12            Voting Rights and Capital
30/03/2007              17.56            Director/PDMR Shareholding



Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's
website, www.providentfinancial.com.

The company has also made the following filings with the Registrar of Companies,
which were made available by the Registrar on the dates shown below. Copies of
these documents can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14
3UZ, or for registered users, through Companies House Direct
(www.direct.companies-house.gov.uk).


20/04/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
02/05/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/05/2006                 Resolutions of Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2006
31/05/2006                 288b resignation of director
31/05/2006                 288a appointment of director
08/06/2006                 Annual accounts for the period to 31 December 2005
13/06/2006                 288c director's particulars changed
18/07/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
21/07/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
04/10/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
04/10/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
06/10/2006                 288c director's particulars changed
06/10/2006                 288c director's particulars changed
17/10/2006                 288c secretary's particulars changed
03/12/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/12/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/12/2006                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/12/2006                 288a appointment of director
30/01/2007                 363s Annual return made up to 30/01/06
27/01/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
27/01/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/02/2007                 288b resignation of director
14/02/2007                 288a appointment of director
16/02/2007                 288a appointment of director
09/03/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
06/03/2007                 288b resignation of director
24/03/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
29/03/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares



The following documents were despatched by the Company to holders of its
securities during the last 12 months:


07/04/2006                 Annual Report and Accounts 2005
07/04/2006                 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2006
07/04/2006                 Form of Proxy
22/09/2006                 Interim Report 2006
29/03/2007                 Annual Report and Financial Statement 2006
29/03/2007                 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2007
29/03/2007                 Form of Proxy



Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.providentfinancial.com.


A copy of this Annual Information Update and all the documents referred to
therein can be obtained from the Company's registered office:


The Company Secretary
Provident Financial plc
Colonnade
Sunbridge Road
Bradford
BD1 2LQ


It is acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date
at the time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of
date due to changing circumstances.


Emma G Versluys
Assistant Company Secretary
30 March 2007


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