Changes in Registered Holders

Provident Financial PLC
10 May 2000


Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares - Changes in Registered Holders
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1.  On 9 May 2000 Provident Financial plc received notification from
Prudential Portfolio Managers Limited pursuant to section 202(4)(b) of the
Companies Act 1985 that, with effect from 8 May 2000, the registered holders
of certain of its shares in the Company have changed and that they are
currently as set out below:

CHASE NOMS LTD                                 57,000
CHASE NOMS LTD A/C TMBC2                    1,287,199
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI                    900,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD ITRT                   600,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA                    300,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                  2,069,405
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                    377,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGH                    750,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI                    300,000
HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C774060                155,000
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS B                       304,060
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G                        62,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD GEX02                        75,900
NORTRUST NOMS LTD GKN03                        93,400
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) AC NHM                89,700
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) BRI AC                42,500
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) NFC AC                81,024
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PS A/C             2,992,636
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) DUM A/C              455,000
PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HBNL AC              799,248
PPMCT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PTRCT AC               10,800
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            11,021,964
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC             1,665,192
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                91,700
SAUT ETHICAL                                   18,700
SCOT AM MANAGED INDEX FUND                      5,500
STATE ST NOM LTD JD72                          10,368
THE BANK OF N.Y (NOMS) LTD                  1,250,000
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                                           25,865,296
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2. Contact name for queries:
Mrs R J Marshall Smith

3.  Contact telephone number:
01274 731111 extension 2356

4.  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs R J Marshall Smith

5.  Date of notification:
10 May 2000