Personal : Directors purchase of shares- Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Directors purchase of shares- Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Personal Group Holdings Plc

('the Company' or 'the Group')

Directors purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company has today been informed by Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer that, following payment of the third dividend for the year ending 31 December 2017, he has purchased, on the 28 September 2017, 538 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £3.79 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

In addition, the dividend received into his ISA holding was used to purchase a further 198 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 2 October 2017 at £4.05 per share. Mike Dugdale's wife also holds an ISA holding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 183 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.05 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 holding, 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 66,590 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 13,345 shares, representing in aggregate 0.216% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The Company has also today been informed by Ken Rooney, Non-Executive Director, that, following payment of the third dividend for the year ending 31 December 2017, he has purchased, via his nominee account on the 2 October 2017, 76 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.05 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

In addition, the dividend received into his ISA holding was used to purchase a further 56 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 2 October 2017 at £4.05 per share. Ken Rooney's partner also holds an ISA holding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 59 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.05 per share on the same date.

Further to the commitment made by Ken Rooney in December 2016 in respect of his directly held shares and in respect of his ISA holding, Ken 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, Ken Rooney has an interest in 17,124 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, including his partner's holding of 4,405 shares, representing in aggregate 0.056% 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.

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