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03/01/2017 13:45

RNS Number : 2169T
Personal Group Holdings PLC
03 January 2017
Press Release
3 January 2017
Personal Group Holdings plc 
("the Company")
PDMR purchase of shares
Personal Group Holdings Plc operates an Inland Revenue approved All Employee Share Ownership Plan (AESOP) which allows employees and directors the opportunity to purchase ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Shares") currently held by Personal Group Trustees Limited.
The thirtieth allocation period ended on 31 December 2016 and the following PDMRs have acquired Shares on 1 January 2017 as follows:
Director 
Price paid per Share
Shares purchased 
Total number of ordinary shares held following transaction
% of Company's issued share capital
Mr M Scanlon 
370.00p
269
131,741
0.428
Mr K Rooney
370.00p
304
6,546
0.021
Mr M Dugdale
370.00p
281
58,907*
0.191
Mr A Doody
370.00p
20
760 
0.002
Mr D Walker
370.00p
191
1,251
0.004
Mr A Lothian
370.00p
14
37,495**
0.122 
*This figure includes Mr Dugdale's wife's holding of 6,582 ordinary shares.
** This figure includes Mr Lothian's wife's holding of 17,570 ordinary shares.
Under the Rules of the AESOP, the share price at which the shares are purchased is the lower of the mid-market value at the start and end of the relevant accumulation period.
1 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
a) 
Name 
1.Mark Scanlon
2. Ken Rooney
3.Mike Dugdale
4.Ashley Doody
5. David Walker
6. Andrew Lothian
2 
Reason for the notification 
a) 
Position/status 
1.Mark Scanlon - Director/ PDMR
2. Ken Rooney - Director/ PDMR
3.Mike Dugdale - Director/ PDMR
4.Ashley Doody - PDMR
5. David Walker - PDMR
6. Andrew Lothian - PDMR
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 via SIPP scheme
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s) 
Director/PDMR
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1. M Scanlon
2. K Rooney
3. M Dugdale
4. A Doody
5. D Walker
6. A Lothian
370.00p
370.00p
370.00p
370.00p
370.00p
370.00p
269
304
281
20
191
14
d) 
Aggregated information 
- Aggregated volume 
- Price 
1,079 shares
3.70 per share
e) 
Date of the transaction 
1 January 2017
f) 
Place of the transaction 
Outside a trading venue 
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For more information please contact:
Personal Group Holdings Plc
Mike Dugdale - Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0)1908 605 000
Cenkos Securities Plc
Max Hartley / Stephen Keys (Nomad)
+44 (0)20 7397 8900
Russell Kerr (Sales)
Media enquiries:
Abchurch Communications
Julian Bosdet / Tim Thompson / Rebecca Clube 
+44 (0)20 7398 7700
Personalgp@abchurch-group.com
www.abchurch-group.com
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.personalgroup.com.

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