Holding(s) in Company

Provident Financial PLC
04 April 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Provident Financial plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Capital Group Companies Inc. on behalf of its affiliates including Capital
International Inc., Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International S.A.
and Capital International Limited


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

Notification in respect of shareholder 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

Capital Guardian Trust Company:
Chase Nominees Limited                                           1,708,700
Nortrust Nominees                                                2,270,645
Total                                                            3,979,345
Percentage of issued share capital                                  1.557%

Capital International Limited:
State Street Nominees Limited                                      391,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                        5,713,282
Northern Trust                                                   2,083,651
Chase Nominees Limited                                           4,563,400
Midland Bank plc                                                   240,200
Bankers Trust                                                       89,600
Barclays Bank                                                       67,700
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                                35,200
Morgan Guaranty                                                    329,100
Nortrust Nominees                                                3,157,300
MSS Nominees Limited                                               162,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    1,939,800
Lloyds Bank                                                         88,400
Citibank NA                                                        968,800
Deutsche Bank AG                                                   181,000
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited, Australia                          61,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                    1,326,600
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                   178,300
Northern Trust AVFC                                                 66,400
KAS UK                                                             118,800
Bank One London                                                    303,800
HSBC                                                                12,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                               152,200
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank                                          1,285,400
Fortis Bank                                                         49,700
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                            127,300
Nordea Bank                                                        202,300
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG                                  61,000
Total                                                           23,956,033
Percentage of issued share capital                                  9.374%

Capital International S.A.:
State Street Nominees Limited                                       14,200
Bank of New York Nominees                                           11,100
Chase Nominees Limited                                             908,700
Midland Bank plc                                                    98,400
Barclays Bank                                                       13,900
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                               131,000
Nortrust Nominees                                                   12,400
Morgan Stanley                                                      13,400
J.P.  Morgan                                                     1,083,979
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                       64,600
Lloyds Bank                                                         54,200
HSBC Bank plc                                                      447,900
Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva                                       127,400
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co.                                             50,800
Credit Suisse, Zurich                                               27,600
Total                                                            3,059,579
Percentage of issued share capital                                  1.197%

Capital International Inc.:
Bank of New York Nominees                                            4,600
Nortrust Nominees                                                  291,903
HSBC Bank plc                                                      120,200
Total                                                              416,703
Percentage of issued share capital                                  0.163%


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not applicable


6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not applicable


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable


8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not applicable


9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p


10. Date of transaction

31 March 2006


11. Date company informed

31 March 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

31,411,660 (unchanged from previous notification sent on 8 March 2006)


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

12.29% (unchanged from previous notification sent on 8 March 2006)


14. Any additional information

The company notified Capital Group's major interests in shares on 8 March 2006
pursuant to a notification to it made by Capital Group.  Capital Group have now
informed the company that some of the nominee names in this previous
notification were incorrect and have notified the company of the revised
details.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Emma G Versluys
01274 731111 ext. 2569


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Emma G Versluys
Assistant Company Secretary


Date of notification

4 April 2006



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