Notice of Results

Provident Financial PLC
06 June 2003



                             PROVIDENT FINANCIAL plc

               Preliminary announcement of the half year results

                      for the half year ended 30 June 2003


Provident Financial plc announces that its interim results for the half year
ended 30 June 2003 are scheduled to be released at 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 23
July 2003.




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