Notice of Results

Provident Financial PLC
15 July 2002



                            PROVIDENT FINANCIAL plc

               Preliminary announcement of the half year results
                      for the half year ended 30 June 2002

        Provident Financial plc announces that its interim results for the half
        year ended 30 June 2002 are scheduled to be released at 7.00 a.m. on
        Wednesday, 24 July 2002.

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