Personal Group Holdings plc:
company announcement 17/11/2006

Transaction in Own Shares

Pursuant to Resolution 9, passed at the AGM held on 25 April 2006, the Company was authorised to buyback up to 1,527,400 ordinary shares. The Board of Directors announces that on 16 November 2006 the Company purchased, through Panmure Gordon & Co., 123,000 ordinary shares of 5p each at the following price per share.

Highest price paid per share: 240p

Lowest price paid per share: 240p

Volume weighted average price paid per share: 240p

The purchased shares are to be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Personal Group plc now holds in total 123,000 treasury shares.

The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held as treasury shares) now stands at 30,424,940 ordinary shares.