Directors Purchase of Shares

Date Posted:01/07/2011

01 July 2011

Personal Group Holdings Plc ("the Company")

DIRECTORS PURCHASE OF SHARES

Personal Group Holdings Plc operates an Inland Revenue approved All Employee Share Ownership Plan (AESOP) which allows employees and directors the opportunity to purchase shares in the Company currently held by Personal Group Trustees Limited.

The nineteenth allocation period ended on 30 June 2011 and the following directors have been allocated shares as follows:

 

Director

Price

Shares Allocated

Total Number of
shares held at
1 July 2011

% Holding
Dr J P Barber

Mr K Rooney

Mr R Green

Mr C Curling
281.38p

281.38p

281.38p

281.38p
560

560

523

461
355,629

255,688

48,712

27,415
1.18

0.85

0.16

0.09

Under the Rules of the AESOP, the share price at which the shares are allocated is the lower of the mid-market value at the start and end of the relevant accumulation period.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERIM STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2011

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Interim Statement for the six month period ended 30 June 2011 will be announced on Wednesday 28 September 2011

Further enquiries:

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc
John Barber, Financial Director +44 (0)1908 605 000
 
Cenkos Securities Plc
Stephen Keys +44 (0)20 7397 8926
 
Media enquiries:
Abchurch Communications
Joanne Shears / Mark Dixon +44 (0)20 7398 7729
mark.dixon@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com