Publication of Offering Circu

RNS Number : 1769B

Provident Financial PLC

21 October 2009

Publication of Offering Circular

The following offering circular has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Offering Circular in relation to the Provident Financial plc £250 million 8.00 per cent. Guaranteed Bond Issue due 2019

To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1769B_-2009-10-21.pdf

For further information, please contact

Ken Mullen - General Counsel and Company Secretary

Stuart Caldwell - Group Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +44 (0) 1274 731111

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Offering Circular may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Offering Circular) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Offering Circular is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Offering Circular you must ascertain from the Offering Circular whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

This publication does not constitute an offering of the Bonds described in the Offering Circular for sale in the United States. This is not for distribution in the United States. The Bonds have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, Bonds may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons, as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of the Bonds in the United States.