TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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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 notification obligation: |
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
2 February 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
4 February 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
From 3% - 4% (L&G) |
8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary shares of 20 8/11p ISIN: GB00B1Z4ST84 |
5,224,731 |
5,224,731 |
5,458,744 |
5,458,744 |
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4.14 |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
5,458,744 |
4.14 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,458,744 - 4.14% = LGAS, LGPL and PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (4,906,522 - 3.72%=PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Management) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (4,906,522 - 3.72%=PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of proxy holder: |
n/a |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
n/a |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
n/a |
13. Additional information: |
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 131,582,156 |
14 Contact name: |
Emma G Versluys Deputy Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01274 731111 ext 2569 |