PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC Director Shareholding
Investor News / 28 Sep 2016
| Press Release | 28 September 2016 |
Personal Group Holdings Plc
('the Company' or 'the Group')
Directors purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company has been today informed by Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer that, following payment of the third dividend for the year ended 31 December 2016, he has purchased, on the 26 September 2016, 530 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.77 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
In addition, the dividend received into his ISA shareholding was used to purchase a further 26 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 27 September 2016 at £4.73 per share. Mike Dugdale's wife also holds an ISA shareholding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 27 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.73 per share on the same date.
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 shareholding, 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 54,338 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 3,013 shares, representing in aggregate 0.178% 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 | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 5p each
ISIN: GB0002760279 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under dividend re-investment plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
*These shares were purchased into his ISA | ||||
| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
556 ordinary shares
Weighted average price per share £4.7681295 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 September 2016 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Jennie Dugdale | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Person closely associated with Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 5p each
ISIN: GB0002760279 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under dividend re-investment plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
*These shares were purchased into her ISA | ||||
| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 26 September 2016 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
- ENDS -
For more information please contact:
| Personal Group Holdings Plc | |
| Mark Scanlon / Mike Dugdale | +44 (0)1908 605 000 |
| Cenkos Securities Plc | |
| Max Hartley / Stephen Keys (Nomad) | +44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
| Russell Kerr (Sales) |
Media enquiries:
Notes to Editors
With over 30 years' experience of looking after its customers' employees, Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a leading provider of employee benefits and employee related insurance products, offering benefits programmes to over 2 million employees across the UK.
Personal Group has a unique approach to delivering employee engagement, by combining technology with its face-to-face method of communicating with employees. This approach assists clients with the attraction, retention and motivation of their employees. Included in this approach is the delivery of a range of insurance products and services including hospital and convalescence plans, death benefit and income protection, in addition to lifestyle benefits including High Street savings and discounts, retail offers, travel and holiday promotions and health and wellbeing services.
Hapi, Personal Group's leading edge Employee Services platform allows clients to build bespoke engagement, benefit and communications programmes, which are made available to employees through both websites and mobile apps. This platform allows for a broader range of services, including holiday booking, electronic payslips, reward and recognition and Employee Assistance programmes to be accessed by employees in a simple and effective interface.
The Group also supplies clients with home technology and smartphone handsets via salary reduction schemes, offering the latest computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and other home technology products through Lets Connect.
Personal Group has a strong client base across a wide range of sectors, with particular expertise in transport, logistics, domiciliary care, motor, retail, food production and manufacturing. Over 520 clients, including Network Rail, DHL, JCT600, Four Seasons, Two Sisters and Stagecoach, work with Personal Group in delivering effective benefits, engagement and communications programmes.
For further information, go to www.personal-group.com.
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