Directorate Change

Provident Financial PLC
18 May 2006

Directorate change



Tony Hales will join the Board of Provident Financial plc on 14 October 2006 as
an independent non-executive director.  He is Chairman of British Waterways and
Workspace PLC.  He is also a non-executive director of Aston Villa PLC.



Information required by Listing Rule 9.6.13:  he was previously a director of
HSBC Bank plc (1994-2001) and Reliance Security Group plc (2001-2005).













Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



Rosamond J Marshall Smith

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Tel:  [phone] extension 2356




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