Personal Group Holdings PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0623B)

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RNS Number : 0623B

Personal Group Holdings PLC

30 March 2017

 
 Press Release   30 March 2017 
 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

("the Company" or "the Group")

Directors purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company has been today informed by Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer that, following payment of the first dividend for the year ended 31 December 2017, he has purchased, on the 28 March 2017, 966 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at GBP2.77 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

In addition, the dividend received into his ISA holding was used to purchase a further 52 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 29 March 2017 at GBP3.13 per share. Mike Dugdale's wife also holds an ISA holding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 117 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at GBP3.13 per share on the same date.

Further to the commitment made by Mike Dugdale in January 2015 in respect of his directly held shares and June 2015 in respect of his ISA holding, Mike remains committed to take part in the dividend reinvestment plan in respect of his entire direct and indirect ordinary shares, as set out above.

Following these transactions, Mike Dugdale has an interest in 60,042 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 6,699 shares, representing in aggregate 0.195% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Further detail is provided below in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Mike Dugdale 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Chief Financial Officer 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Personal Group Holdings Plc 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                        N/A 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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             Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              ISIN: GB0002760279 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the              Purchase of shares under 
       transaction                dividend re-investment plan 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                   --------------  ---------- 
                                    GBP2.77 per 
                                     share          966 
                                     GBP3.13 per 
                                      share*         52 
                                   --------------  ---------- 
 
 
                                   *These shares were purchased 
                                   into his ISA 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
                                   1,018 ordinary shares 
 
       - Price 
                                   Weighted average price per 
                                   share GBP2.788389 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction    28 March 2017 & 29 March 
                                  2017 (ISA) 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Jennifer Millward-Dugdale 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Person closely associated 
                                  with Mike Dugdale, Chief 
                                  Financial Officer 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Personal Group Holdings Plc 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                        N/A 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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             Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              ISIN: GB0002760279 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the              Purchase of shares under 
       transaction                dividend re-investment plan 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                   -------------  ---------- 
                                    GBP3.13 per 
                                     share*        117 
                                   -------------  ---------- 
 
 
                                   *These shares were purchased 
                                   into her ISA 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         N/A - single transaction 
 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction    29 March 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

- ENDS -

For more information please contact:

 
 Personal Group 
  Holdings Plc 
                                                             +44 (0)1908 
 Mark Scanlon                                                    605 000 
                                                             +44 (0)7947 
 Philip Dennis (IR) [e-mail]              868 206 
 
 
 Cenkos Securities Plc 
 Max Hartley / Stephen 
  Keys (Nomad)            [phone] 
 Russell Kerr (Sales) 
 

Media enquiries:

 
 Hudson Sandler 
 Nick Lyon / Sophie Lister/ 
  Lucy Wollam                           [phone] 
 [e-mail] 
 

Notes to Editors

With over 30 years' experience of looking after its customers' employees, Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a leading provider of employee benefits and employee related insurance products, offering benefits programmes to over 2 million employees across the UK.

Personal Group has a unique approach to delivering employee engagement, by combining technology with its face-to-face method of communicating with employees. This approach assists clients with the attraction, retention and motivation of their employees. Included in this approach is the delivery of a range of insurance products and services including hospital and convalescence plans, death benefit and income protection, in addition to lifestyle benefits including High Street savings and discounts, retail offers, travel and holiday promotions and health and wellbeing services.

Hapi, Personal Group's leading edge Employee Services platform allows clients to build bespoke engagement, benefit and communications programmes, which are made available to employees through both websites and mobile apps. This platform allows for a broader range of services, including holiday booking, electronic payslips, reward and recognition and Employee Assistance programmes to be accessed by employees in a simple and effective interface.

The Group also supplies clients with home technology and smartphone handsets via salary reduction schemes, offering the latest computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and other home technology products through Lets Connect.

Personal Group has a strong client base across a wide range of sectors, with particular expertise in transport, logistics, domiciliary care, motor, retail, food production and manufacturing. Over 520 clients, including Network Rail, DHL, JCT600, Four Seasons, Two Sisters and Stagecoach, work with Personal Group in delivering effective benefits, engagement and communications programmes.

For further information, go to www.personal-group.com.

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