Holding(s) in Company

Provident Financial PLC
20 March 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: (    )



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) : (X)



Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13



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

FMR Corp



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



     Brown Brothers Harriman and Co



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

Previous notification revised



6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 March 2007



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

Not applicable



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)


ISIN GB0002685963                 50,000                             50,000

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


ISIN GB0002685963                                                  50,000                           0.01%



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


50,000                         0.01%



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



FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust
Company (FMTC) a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment
manager of various pension and trust accounts.




Nominee                                                          Shares held          Management Company
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                                        50,000                       FMRCO





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR Corp



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

Not applicable



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

Not applicable



13. Additional information:

Prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, the interests in
shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) were
aggregated for the purposes of shareholding reporting.  In accordance with the
FSA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, indirect holdings of FMR and FIL
are now being notified separately.  Holdings are correct as at close of business
on 16 March 2007.



14. Contact name:

Emma G Versluys



15. Contact telephone number:

01274 731111 ext. 2569




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