TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Provident Financial plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Invesco Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
13 July 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
14 July 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
15%, 16% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary shares of 20 8/11p ISIN: GB00B1Z4ST84 |
20,077,483 |
20,077,483 |
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21,460,981 |
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16.05% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
21,460,981 |
16.05% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
ABN Amro Bank - 180,255 Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 395,026 Bank of New York - 12,904,799 Banque Paribas - 73,400 Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) - 64,795 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 33,999 Bank of New York (Singapore) - 34,025 Credit Agricole Indosuez (Luxembourg) -100,717 Citibank (Hong Kong) -125,152 JP Morgan Chase - 1,838,673 Chase (Frankfurt) - 36,532 Citibank New York - 4,432 Citibank - 1,117,565 Credit Agricole Indosuez - 37,885 Deutsche Bank UK - 13,012 Erste Bank (Vienna) - 13,123 HSBC Bank Plc London - 370,000 KAS Bank, (Amsterdam) - 8,941 Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) - 165,000 Morgan Stanley (London) - 15,217 State Street (Sydney) - 3,705 State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) - 3,257,482 Trust & Custody Services JP - 4,377 Northern Trust Company (London) - 592,748 UBS (Zurich) - 65,955 Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypothekenbk Akti - 202 WGZ Bank - 1,457 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 2,507 |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Emma G Versluys Deputy Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01274 731111 ext 2569 |