AGM Resolutions

Provident Financial PLC
16 May 2007

AGM resolutions

At the company's annual general meeting held in Shipley, West Yorkshire, on 16
May 2007 all resolutions were passed. Copies of the relevant resolutions have
been submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is
situated at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.

A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out in the
Appendix below.


Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Emma G Versluys
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: [phone] extension 2569


Appendix

                         ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 16 MAY 2007

          Summary of proxy cards returned appointing the Chairman as proxy


                           IN FAVOUR           AT PROXY'S DISCRETION            AGAINST                  WITHHELD
                   Number of  Number    %     Number   Number    %    Number of Number     %   Number of Number  % total
                                of    voting    of       of   voting              of    voting  shares     of     shares
                    shares            shares  shares          shares    shares          shares           holders  voted
                             holders                  holders                   holders                            and
                                                                                                                withheld
RESOLUTION
1.  Report and    173,470,827    738  99.69  261,728      77    0.15    279,165      2    0.16   167,099       4    0.10
    accounts
2.  Directors'    151,745,827    627  88.76  273,499      80    0.16 18,945,376     93   11.08 3,214,117      42    1.85
    remuneration
    report
3.  Final         173,894,126    746  99.84  263,993      71    0.15        200      1    0.01    20,500       1    0.01
    dividend
4.  Election of   173,612,609    715  99.68  283,833      83    0.16    274,010     17    0.16     8,367       8    0.01
    Tony Hales
5.  Election of   172,624,849    716  99.12  284,738      83    0.16  1,260,181     13    0.72     9,051      11    0.01
    Robert Hough
6.  Election of   173,210,914    715  99.46  285,213      83    0.16    665,378     15    0.38    17,314      10    0.01
    Christopher
    Rodrigues
7.  Re-election   173,872,572    724  99.82  288,110      83    0.17      9,170      5    0.01     8,967       9    0.01
    of Peter
    Crook
8.  Re-election   166,684,284    694  97.32  287,823      83    0.17  4,297,965     40    2.51 2,908,747      17    1.67
    of Charles
    Gregson
9.  Re-election   173,868,573    722  99.83  285,068      83    0.16     16,211      7    0.01     8,967       9    0.01
    of John
    Harnett
10. Re-election   173,588,871    698  99.67  312,286      98    0.18    266,396     18    0.15    11,266      10    0.01
    of John
    Maxwell
11. Re-election   167,423,476    701  96.52  298,080      95    0.17  5,740,551     25    3.31   716,712      13    0.41
    of John van
    Kuffeler
12. Reappointment 169,809,167    712  99.46  289,549      93    0.17    624,808      7    0.37 3,455,295      17    1.98
    of auditors
13. Remuneration  172,528,451    716  99.05  290,618      94    0.17  1,354,967      8    0.78     4,783       6    0.01
    of auditors
14. Political     173,035,825    590  99.41  306,856      90    0.18    709,149    122    0.41   126,989      24    0.07
    Parties,
    Elections and
    Referendums
    Act 2000
15. Authority to  173,832,628    708  99.80  308,361      92    0.18     28,509     14    0.02     9,321       7    0.01
    purchase own
    shares
    (Special
    Resolution)
16. Power to      173,804,876    691  99.80  304,064      92    0.17     56,803     30    0.03    13,076      11    0.01
    allot shares
    for cash
    (Special
    Resolution)
17. Amendment to  173,730,221    671  99.76  314,494      97    0.18    101,128     39    0.06    32,976      16    0.02
    Article 95
18. Amendment to  173,391,780    679  99.59  317,841      99    0.18    394,127     25    0.23    75,071      19    0.04
    Article 87
    (Special
    Resolution)

Notes:

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes
shares on which votes were withheld.

2. Total number of shares voted = 174,178,819

3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 836

4. Total number of shares in issue = 256,886,439

16 May 2007



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