Holding(s) in Company
Provident Financial PLC
11 January 2007
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Provident Financial plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Prudential plc/M&G Group Limited/M&G Limited/The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Notification in respect of shareholders named in 2 above
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Prudential plc
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 239,677
J P MORGAN NOMINEES 48,324
M&G INCOME INV CO LTD 478,942
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 52,998
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD 632,475
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 356,764
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 18,626
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 880,891
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377
Total 25,671,894
Percentage of issued share capital 10.02%
M&G Group Limited
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 239,677
M&G INCOME INV CO LTD 478,942
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 52,998
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD 632,475
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 356,764
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 18,626
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 880,891
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377
Total 25,623,570
Percentage of issued share capital 10.00%
M&G Limited
ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION 239,677
M&G INCOME INV CO LTD 478,942
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01 600,000
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 52,998
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01 1,625,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD 632,475
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01 2,000,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 92,038
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 325,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 356,764
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 18,626
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 880,891
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 268,049
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 407,377
Total 25,623,570
Percentage of issued share capital 10.00%
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited:
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 16,605,088
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 1,040,645
Total 17,645,733
Percentage of issued share capital 6.89%
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not disclosed
6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not disclosed
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-
8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage)
-
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 10 4/11p
10. Date of transaction
8 January 2007
11. Date company informed
10 January 2007
12. Total holding following this notification
Prudential plc holds 25,671,894 shares
M&G Group Limited holds 25,623,570 shares
M&G Group Limited holds 25,623,570 shares
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited holds 17,645,733 shares
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)
Prudential plc 10.02%
M&G Group Limited 10.00%
M&G Limited 10.00%
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 6.89%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Emma G Versluys
Tel: 01274 731111 ext. 2569
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Emma G Versluys
Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification
11 January 2007
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