Personal : Directors purchase of shares – Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Directors purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Press Release 29 June 2016

Personal Group Holdings Plc

('the Company' or 'the Group')

Directors purchase of shares - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was yesterday informed by Mike Dugdale Chief Financial Officer that, following payment of the second dividend for the year ended 31 December 2016, he has purchased on the 24 June 2016 515 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.85 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

In addition, the dividend received into his ISA shareholding was used to purchase a further 31 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 28 June 2016 at £4.849 per share. Mike Dugdale's wife also holds an ISA shareholding which received dividends which were used to purchase a further 32 ordinary shares of 5 pence each at £4.849 per share on the same date.

Following these transactions, Mike Dugdale has an interest in 53,546 ordinary shares of 5p each, including his wife's holding of 2,986 shares, representing in aggregate 0.175% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Further to the commitment made by Mike Dugdale on 7 January 2015 in respect of his directly held shares, 23 June 2015 in respect of his ISA shareholding and 29 September 2015 in respect of his wife's 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.

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