Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares(s)

Provident Financial PLC
25 August 2000



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Provident Financial plc

2   Name of director:
Peter William Bretherton

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 and his spouse, Anne
Alice Bretherton

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) Limited
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 director named in 2 above and his spouse, Anne
Alice Bretherton

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
As a result of Redmayne (Nominees) Limited selling and purchasing shares for a
discretionary ISA Anne Alice Bretherton sold 785 shares at 902.5p per share
shares and purchased 760 shares at a price of 908p per share on 24 August
2000.
Peter William Bretherton sold 1,220 shares at a price of 905p per share on 24
August 2000.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
760

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.00031

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
2,005

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.00081

11  Class of security:
10 4/11p ordinary

12  Price per share:
Please see 6 above

13  Date of transaction:
24 August 2000

14  Date company informed:
24 August 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
171,090

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.06891

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 V Carter

24  Contact telephone number:
01274 731111 extension 2310

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs R V Carter




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Provident Financial plc

2   Name of director:
John Hunter Maxwell

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):
Schroders
Charles Schwab

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:
On 18 August 2000 2000 shares were purchased at a price of 885p per share and
100 shares were purchased at a price of 896p per share.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
2100

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.00085

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:
2000 shares at 885p per share and 100 shares at 896p per share

13  Date of transaction:
18 August 2000

14  Date company informed:
24 August 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
2100

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.00085

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 V Carter

24  Contact telephone number:
01274 73111 extension 2310

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs R V Carter





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