RNS Number : 3126D

Provident Financial PLC

25 April 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
21 April 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 April 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:vi, vii
19%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the 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
% of voting rightsx
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B1Z4ST84
28,132,552
28,132,522
28,165,316
19.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
datexiii
Exercise/
Conversion
Periodxiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
datexvii
Exercise/
Conversion
periodxviii
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting rightsxix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
28,165,316
19.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 28,032,522
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management - 15,285
Invesco Investment Advisors - 114,406
Invesco Asset Management Limited Japan - 3,103
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Invesco (UK) Limited
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:
14. Contact name:
Ken Mullen
General Counsel and Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
01274 351 035

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