Annual Information Update

Provident Financial PLC
08 April 2008

                            PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC
                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE


Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to and including 31 March 2008.

Provident Financial plc ('the Company') announces that in accordance with
paragraph 5.2 of the Prospectus Rules, the following information has been
published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months in
compliance with its obligations under Community and national laws and rules
dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities
markets.

The following UK regulatory announcements have been made via a Regulatory
Information Service:

  Date                  Time                      Subject

02/04/2007              07.00            Annual Information Update
02/04/2007              16.48            Director/PDMR Shareholding
05/04/2007              17.32            Holding(s) in Company
10/04/2007              12.39            Director/PDMR Shareholding
18/04/2007              18.09            Holding(s) in Company
27/04/2007              15.59            Holding(s) in Company
30/04/2007              16.21            Total Voting Rights
01/05/2007              11.59            Director Change (on demerger)
04/05/2007              17.06            Holding(s) in Company
09/05/2007              09.30            Sale of Provident Insurance
11/05/2007              16.19            Director/PDMR Shareholding
11/05/2007              17.32            Holding(s) in Company
16/05/2007              12.00            AGM Statement/Trading Update
16/05/2007              17.34            AGM Resolutions
17/05/2007              17.44            Listing Rule 9.6.13
31/05/2007              16.02            Total Voting Rights
01/06/2007              17.13            Directorate Change
05/06/2007              13.26            Director/PDMR Shareholding
07/06/2007              07.14            Demerger Proposals
15/06/2007              15.39            Insurance Disposal Completed
25/06/2007              18.04            Publication of Circular
26/06/2007              16.12            Holding(s) in Company
29/06/2007              15.06            Total Voting Rights
02/07/2007              17.04            Director/PDMR Shareholding
03/07/2007              17.35            Director/PDMR Shareholding
11/07/2007              08.21            Blocklisting
13/07/2007              12.23            EGM Resolutions
16/07/2007              09.21            Demerger/Share Consolidation
16/07/2007              16.18            Directorate Change
31/07/2007              16.16            Total Voting Rights
21/08/2007              17.11            Holding(s) in Company
31/08/2007              14.14            Total Voting Rights
04/09/2007              17.39            Notice of Results
11/09/2007              07.00            Interim Results
11/09/2007              16.22            Director/PDMR Shareholding
13/09/2007              10.49            Director/PDMR Shareholding
14/09/2007              13.54            Holding(s) in Company
14/09/2007              14.44            Director/PDMR Shareholding
24/09/2007              15.17            Holding(s) in Company
01/10/2007              14.55            Total Voting Rights
03/10/2007              15.28            Director/PDMR Shareholding
17/10/2007              17.11            Director/PDMR Shareholding
24/10/2007              12.28            Director/PDMR Shareholding
31/10/2007              17.12            Total Voting Rights
22/11/2007              16.03            Holding(s) in Company
30/11/2007              16.14            Total Voting Rights
17/12/2007              07.01            Pre-Close Briefing
31/12/2007              07.00            Total Voting Rights
04/01/2008              15.57            Holding(s) in Company
09/01/2008              17.39            Holding(s) in Company
16/01/2008              09.52            Blocklisting Interim Review
31/01/2008              16.39            Total Voting Rights
01/02/2008              14.02            Notice of Results
20/02/2008              18.09            Holding(s) in Company
29/02/2008              11.46            Total Voting Rights
04/03/2008              07.00            Final Results
06/03/2008              18.13            Director/PDMR Shareholding
07/03/2008              16.11            Director/PDMR Shareholding
11/03/2008              16.11            Holding(s) in Company
25/03/2008              15.51            Holding(s) in Company
31/03/2008              10.56            Total Voting Rights



Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's
website, www.providentfinancial.com.



The company has also made the following filings with the Registrar of Companies,
which were made available by the Registrar on the dates shown below. Copies of
these documents can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14
3UZ, or for registered users, through Companies House Direct
(www.direct.companies-house.gov.uk).


23/04/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
02/05/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
21/05/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
29/05/2007                 Special Resolutions passed at AGM
17/06/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
19/06/2007                 Annual accounts for the period to 31 December 2006
16/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
17/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
18/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
23/07/2007                 EGM Resolutions
26/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
26/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
26/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
26/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/07/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/07/2007                 288a appointment of secretary
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of director
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of director
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of director
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of director
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of director
31/07/2007                 288b resignation of secretary
06/08/2007                 288a appointment of director
08/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
09/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
09/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
16/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
16/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
16/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
18/08/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
06/09/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
06/09/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
08/09/2007                 Form 122 share consolidation
14/09/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
24/09/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
24/09/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
15/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
19/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
20/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
22/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
25/10/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/11/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
16/11/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
20/11/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
20/11/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
29/11/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
07/12/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
10/12/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
27/12/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
30/12/2007                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
31/12/2007                 363s Annual return made up to 30/11/2007
11/01/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
14/01/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
16/01/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
18/01/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
23/01/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
23/01/2008                 288c director's particulars changed
04/02/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
04/02/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
08/02/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
21/02/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
18/03/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares
19/03/2008                 Form 88(2) return of allotment of shares


The following documents were despatched by the Company to holders of its
securities during the last 12 months:

25/06/2007                 Demerger Circular and Notice of EGM
25/06/2007                 EGM Form of Proxy
25/06/2007                 International Personal Finance plc Prospectus
28/09/2007                 Interim Report 2007


Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.providentfinancial.com.

A copy of this Annual Information Update and all the documents referred to
therein can be obtained from the Company's registered office:

The Company Secretary
Provident Financial plc
Colonnade
Sunbridge Road
Bradford
BD1 2LQ


It is acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date
at the time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of
date due to changing circumstances.

Emma G Versluys
Deputy Company Secretary
8 April 2008



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