Blocklisting Interim Review

Provident Financial PLC
23 February 2007



                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


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To:  The FSA

Date: 23 February 2007


Name of applicant:                                         Provident Financial plc


Name of scheme:                                            Provident Financial plc share option schemes


Period of return:                           From:          10/08/2006             To:       09/02/2007


Balance under scheme from previous return:                 2,734,709


The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   2,500,000
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:


Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   637,125
period:


Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     4,597,584
period


Number and class of securities originally listed and the   1,306,509 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p,
date of admission
                                                           27 April 1998

                                                           1,000,000 ordinary shares at 10 4/11p,

                                                           12 March 1999

                                                           3,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p,

                                                           9 March 2004

                                                           1,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p,

                                                           30 October 2006

                                                           1,500,000 ordinary shares of 10 4/11p,

                                                           20 December 2006


Total number of securities in issue at the end of the      256,205,959
period


Name of contact:                                           Emma G Versluys


Address of contact:                                        Provident Financial plc, Colonnade, Sunbridge Road,
                                                           Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2LQ


Telephone number of contact:                               01274 731111 extension 2569



SIGNED BY   Emma G Versluys, Assistant Company Secretary
            for and on behalf of
            Provident Financial plc




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