Director Shareholding

Provident Financial PLC 01 November 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of director John Philip de Blocq van Kuffeler 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) Capita IRG Trustees Limited 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of option pursuant to the Provident Financial plc Employee Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1993) 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 3,395 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00138% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10. Percentage of issued class - 11. Class of security 10 4/11p ordinary 12. Price per share 508p 13. Date of transaction 1 November 2002 14. Date company informed 1 November 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 13,395 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.00546% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant - 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23. Any additional information - 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rosamond J Marshall Smith Tel: 01274 731111 extension 2356 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Rosamond J Marshall Smith Company Secretary Date of Notification 1 November 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of director Christopher Charles Johnstone 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) Capita IRG Trustees Limited 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of option pursuant to the Provident Financial plc Employee Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1993) 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,358 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00055% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10. Percentage of issued class - 11. Class of security 10 4/11p ordinary 12. Price per share 508p 13. Date of transaction 1 November 2002 14. Date company informed 1 November 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 97,472 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.03969% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant - 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23. Any additional information - 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rosamond J Marshall Smith Tel: 01274 731111 extension 2356 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Rosamond J Marshall Smith Company Secretary Date of Notification 1 November 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Provident Financial plc 2. Name of director David Richard Swann 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) Capita IRG Trustees Limited 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Notification in respect of the director named in 2 above 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of option pursuant to the Provident Financial plc Employee Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (1993) 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,358 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00055% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10. Percentage of issued class - 11. Class of security 10 4/11p ordinary 12. Price per share 508p 13. Date of transaction 1 November 2002 14. Date company informed 1 November 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 53,626 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.02184% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant - 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable - 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option - 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number - 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise - 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification - 23. Any additional information - 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rosamond J Marshall Smith Tel: 01274 731111 extension 2356 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Rosamond J Marshall Smith Company Secretary Date of Notification 1 November 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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