Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3107I
Provident Financial PLC
17 November 2008
 




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)


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 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify):______________



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):

12 November 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 November 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect


Ordinary shares 

of 20 8/11p

ISIN:

GB00B1Z4ST84

5,246,951

5,246,951

5,258,712

5,258,712


4.00





B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,258,712

4.00




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) (5,258,712 - 4.00% = LGAS, LGPL and PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management        Legal & General Insurance Holdings

(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)              Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

(4,639,005 - 3.53%=PMC)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions              Legal & General Assurance Society

Management) Limited (PMC)                              Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(4,639,005 - 3.53%=PMC)

                                                                                 Legal & General Pensions Limited

                                                                                 (Direct) (LGPL)

                    



Proxy Voting:


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 131,276,355

14 Contact name:


Kenneth J Mullen

Company Secretary and General Counsel

15. Contact telephone number:


01274 731111 ext 2313



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