Directors' Dealings

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC 7 October 1999 Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons 1 Name of company: Provident Financial plc 2 Name of director: Peter Roger Fryer 3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the director named in 2 above or 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 director named in 2 above 4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified): Redmayne Nominees PEP 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 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: Peter Roger Fryer acquired 125 shares as a result of Redmayne Nominees PEP Limited purchasing shares for a discretionary general company PEP. 7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 125 8 Percentage of issued class: 0.00005 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: 729p 13 Date of transaction: 6 October 1999 14 Date company informed: 7 October 1999 15 Total holding following this notification: 29,981 16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 0.01140 If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the following fields: 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 Contact name for queries: Mrs R J Marshall Smith 24 Contact telephone number: 01274 731111 extension 2356 25 Name of company official responsible for making notification: Mrs R J Marshall Smith Additional Information:
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