Holding(s) in Company

Provident Financial PLC
09 January 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Provident Financial plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )



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 the notification obligation (iii):

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)





4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

     J P Morgan, Bournemouth

     Northern Trust London

     State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon (S



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

4 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 January 2008



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

5%



8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


ISIN GB00B1Z4ST84                 6,188,415                          6,188,415

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


ISIN GB00B1Z4ST84                                                  6,977,625                        5.31%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.






Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


6,977,625                      5.31%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited
(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments
Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients.


Nominee                                                          Shares held          Management Company
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                        757,051 FII
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                        170,835 FIL
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                      5,455,989 FISL
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                         81,500 FPM
Northern Trust London                                                         388,150 FPM
State Street Bk and Tr Co Lndon (S                                            124,100 FPM





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:

789,210



12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:

4 January 2008



13. Additional information:





14. Contact name:

Emma G Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary



15. Contact telephone number:

01274 731111 ext. 2569




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