Personal Group Holdings plc:
company announcement 24/03/2005

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

2. Name of director

MR KENNETH ROONEY

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

2 ABOVE

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

MR KENNETH ROONEY

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

MARKET PURCHASE

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

4,500

8. Percentage of issued class

0.01%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH

12. Price per share

220 PENCE

13. Date of transaction

24/03/2005

14. Date company informed

24/03/2005

15. Total holding following this notification

63,959

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.21%

23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JOHN BARBER - (01908) 605000

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

JOHN BARBER – FD & COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of Notification

24/03/2005

END