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RNS Number : 1769B  
  
Provident Financial PLC  
  
21 October 2009  
  
Publication of Offering Circular  
  
The following offering circular has been approved by the UK Listing Authority 
and is available for viewing:  
  
Offering Circular in relation to the Provident Financial plc £250 million 8.00 
per cent. Guaranteed Bond Issue due 2019  
  
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar 
of your browser.  
  
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1769B_-2009-10-21.pdf  
  
For further information, please contact  
  
Ken Mullen - General Counsel and Company Secretary  
  
Stuart Caldwell - Group Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations  
  
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 731111  
  
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES  
  
Please note that the information contained in the Offering Circular may be 
addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular 
countries (specified in the Offering Circular) only and is not intended for use 
and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to 
whom the offer contained in the Offering Circular is not addressed. Prior to 
relying on the information contained in the Offering Circular you must ascertain 
from the Offering Circular whether or not you are part of the intended 
addressees of the information contained therein.   
  
This publication does not constitute an offering of the Bonds described in the 
Offering Circular for sale in the United States. This is not for distribution in 
the United States. The Bonds have not been, and will not be, registered under 
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and 
are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, Bonds 
may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the 
account or benefit of U.S. persons, as such terms are defined in Regulation S 
under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of the Bonds in the 
United States.  
  
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above 
requirement.    
  
 
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