Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8353Q

Provident Financial PLC

02 March 2016

Directors'/PDMRs' interest in shares - Provident Financial Long Term Incentive Scheme

Provident Financial plc announces that Kleinwort Benson (Jersey) Trustees Limited, as Trustees of the Provident Financial plc 2007 Employee Benefit Trust ("the Trust"), subscribed for 280,118 ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each on 1 March 2016 to satisfy potential awards to be made under the Provident Financial Long Term Incentive Scheme 2015.

The Trust is a discretionary employee benefit trust and may benefit employees of Provident Financial plc and its subsidiaries at the discretion of the Trustee. Accordingly, it is noted that the following directors and PDMRs, as potential beneficiaries under the Trust, have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trust:

Peter Crook

Andrew Fisher

David Merrett

Nick Boakes

Ken Mullen

Mark Stevens

Peter Minter

Chris Sweeney

Emma Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

01274 351 351

2 March 2016