Personal Group Holdings plc:
company announcement 26/02/2003

The directors are pleased to report that company performance for the year ended 31 December 2002 is slightly ahead of market expectations and announce that a second interim dividend of 3.85p per share (2001: 3.3p), in respect of the year ended 31 December 2002, will be paid on 26 March 2003 to members on the register on 7 March 2003.

Shares will be marked ex-dividend on 5 March 2003. In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the directors expect to recommend a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2002 for approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 April 2003. As the strong solvency position of the group has been maintained, the directors anticipate that they will continue the policy of three dividend payments a year for the foreseeable future. The Company will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2002 on 24 March 2003.