Personal Group Holdings PLC Director's purchase of shares (0873T)

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RNS Number : 0873T

Personal Group Holdings PLC

29 June 2018

Personal Group Holdings Plc

("the Company" or "the Group")

Director's purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company has today been informed by Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer that, following payment of the second dividend for the year ended 31 December 2018, he has purchased, on the 25 June 2018, 171 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at GBP4.96 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

In addition, the dividend received into his ISA holding was used to purchase a further 165 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 27 June 2018 at GBP4.94 per share. Mike Dugdale's wife also holds an ISA holding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 152 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at GBP4.94 per share on the same date.

In addition, the dividend received into Mike Dugdale's nominee holding was used to purchase a further 267 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 27 June 2018 at GBP4.8767 per share.

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 69,283 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 23,813 shares, representing in aggregate 0.224% 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 
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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 the           Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                    ISIN: GB0002760279 
       Identification code 
     ---------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction    Purchase of shares under dividend 
                                    re-investment plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)         Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                      GBP4.96 per share      171 
                                       GBP4.94 per share*     165 
                                       GBP4.8767 per 
                                        share                 267 
                                                            ---------- 
 
 
                                     *These shares were purchased into 
                                     his ISA 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
                                     603 ordinary shares 
 
       - Price 
                                     Weighted average price per share 
                                     GBP4.918 
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 e)   Date of the transaction      25 June 2018, 27 June 2018 & 27 June 
                                    2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                         Jennifer Millward-Dugdale 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status              Person closely associated with Mike 
                                    Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer 
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 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 
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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 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the           Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                    ISIN: GB0002760279 
       Identification code 
     ---------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction    Purchase of shares under dividend 
                                    re-investment plan 
     ---------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)         Price(s)              Volume(s) 
                                      GBP4.94 per share*    152 
                                                           ---------- 
 
 
                                     *These shares were purchased into 
                                     her ISA 
     ---------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume           N/A - single transaction 
 
 
       - Price 
     ---------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction      27 June 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange 
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For more information please contact:

 
 Personal Group Holdings Plc 
 Mark Scanlon                                [phone] 
                                                                        [phone] 
 Philip Dennis (IR)              [e-mail]              206 
 
 
 
 Cenkos Securities Plc 
 Max Hartley / Callum Davidson 
  (Nomad)                         [phone] 
 Russell Kerr (Sales) 
 

Media enquiries:

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

Notes to Editors:

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a technology enabled employee services business, working with employers to drive productivity though better employee engagement and a more motivated workforce. With over 30 years' experience, the Company provides employee benefits and services to over 2 million employees across the UK.

Personal Group's offer comprises 8,000 in-house and third party products and services, from c.60 supply lines. In-house services include employee insurance products (hospital, convalescence plans and death benefit) and the provision of home technology via salary sacrifice (iPads, computers, laptops, smart phones and smart TVs). Third party services include retail discounts, e-payslips, employee assistance programmes, wellbeing programmes and salary sacrifice cars and bikes.

The offer is provided via the Company's proprietary technology platform, Hapi. The platform is intuitive, designed primarily for app deployment and also accessible via web and tablet, driving better engagement, communication and value recognition. Hapi is flexible and can quickly integrate additional services, such as existing employee services and partner platforms. Hapi is a SaaS product.

Through technology and select acquisitions, the Company has grown its addressable market from 6m to over 27m UK employees; including 15.6m SME employees targeted via its partnership with Sage, the UK's largest software company.

Personal Group's innovative approach to using technology to deliver its programmes, combined with its face-to-face method of communicating with employees, makes its offer compelling to blue chip clients across the UK as a way of attracting, retaining and motivating employees.

Personal Group has a strong client base across a range of sectors including passenger transport, healthcare, logistics and food manufacturing. Clients include: Stagecoach, Four Seasons Health Care, Priory Group, Spire Healthcare, Bibby, 2 Sisters Food Group and Young's Seafood.

For further information, please see www.personalgroup.com

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