Holding(s) in Company

Provident Financial PLC
24 September 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Provident Financial plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )



Other (please specify) : (    )

.................



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

19 September 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)



8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)

                                  9,003,169                          9,003,169
Ordinary shares of 20 8/11p
ISIN:

GB0002685963


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

Ordinary shares of 20 8/11p  5,268,900                5,268,900                         4.04
ISIN:

GB0002685963




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

5,268,900                      4.04%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct an
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,268,900-4.04% = LGAS, LGPL and PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management          Legal & General Insurance
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)           Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(4,652,480 - 3.57%=PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions            Legal & General Assurance
Management) Limited (PMC)                      Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(4,652,480 - 3.57%=PMC)
                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                               (Direct) 9LGPL)

Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................



13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 130,148,026



14. Contact name:

R V Carter



15. Contact telephone number:

01274 731111 ext. 2310


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