Provident Fin.PLC. - Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS No 8054c
PROVIDEND FINANCIAL PLC
1st July 1997


Schedule 5 - Block Listing Six-Monthly Return

1   Name of company:
Provident Financial plc

2   Name of Scheme:
Share Options

3   Period of Return - From:
1st January 1997

To:
30th June 1997

4   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt security) not issued
under scheme at the end of last period:
511,828

5   Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme during period:
254,271

6   Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted under scheme at end of
period:
257,557

7   Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally
listed and the date of admission: 
1,000,000 ordinary shares - 17th October 1996

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in
order for us to update our records:
266,323,825

Contact name for queries:
Mrs Rosamond J Marshall Smith

Contact telephone number:
01274 731111 Ext 2356

Contact address:
Colonnade, Sunbridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2LQ

Name of person making return:
Mrs Rosamond J Marshall Smith

Position of person making return:
Assistant Company Secretary


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