PFG.L Regulatory News (PFG)

Director/ PDMR

Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing

% of issued share capital prior to the Dealing

Ordinary Shares acquired/sold by or on behalf of Director / PDMR

Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing

Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing

Chris Sweeney

22,499 unrestricted shares and 90,928 restricted shares

0.015%

0.061%

16,330 unrestricted shares acquired and 7,285 shares sold.

31,544 unrestricted shares and 90,928 restricted shares.

0.021%

0.061%

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Chris Sweeney

2

Reason for Notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Provident Financial plc

b)

LEI

213800U93SZC44VXN635

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11 pence each in Provident Financial plc

GB00B1Z4ST84

b)

Nature of the transaction

i) grant of conditional award by the Company over 16,330 shares vested on 6 September 2017; and

ii) sale of 7,285 shares on 13 September 2017 to satisfy tax, national insurance contributions and dealing costs in connection with the conditional award that vested on 6 September 2017.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Vesting Sale

16,330 7,285

Nil £60,756.90

e)

Date of the transaction

13 September 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange