Personal Group Holdings PLC Issue of Options under the LTIP (0331B)

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RNS Number : 0331B

Personal Group Holdings PLC

04 January 2018

 
 Press Release       4 January 2018 
 

Personal Group Holdings plc

("Personal Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

Issue of Options under the LTIP

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH), a leading provider of employee benefits, employee related insurance products and financial services in the UK, announces the issue of share options in relation to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

As announced on 18 December 2012, the Company stated that it had implemented an LTIP to reward directors and certain other senior employees in a way that aligns the interests of LTIP participants with the interests of shareholders, as well as with the Group's long-term strategic plan. Details of this are disclosed in the Group's interim statement for the period ended 30 June 2017.

The Company has awarded Mike Dugdale, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, an option over 46,351 Ordinary Shares under the Company's LTIP which can be exercised in the next year at an exercise value of nil. The award was subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions in relation to the increase in the market capitalisation of the Company.

The above does not change Mike Dugdale's shareholding and so he retains an interest in 67,654 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 13,490 shares, representing 0.220% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       Mike Dugdale 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status            Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                       Personal Group Holdings Plc 
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 b)   LEI                        213800TN8BH2YYWAH345 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of             Options over ordinary shares 
       the financial              of 5p each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
                                  ISIN: GB0002760279 
       Identification 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of the              Grant of options over ordinary 
       transaction                shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                   ----------  ---------- 
                                    Nil         46,351 
                                   ----------  ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
                                   N/A -single transactions 
 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction    2 January 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction   Outside a trading venue 
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For more information please contact:

 
 Personal Group Holdings 
  Plc 
 Mark Scanlon / Mike Dugdale                 [phone] 
 Philip Dennis                                                          +44 (0)7947 
  (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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