Last checked at 19 Oct 2017 07:00
PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
("Personal Group", "Company" or "Group")
Dividend Announcement
The Directors of the Company are pleased to announce that the fourth dividend for 2017 of 5.675p per share will be paid on 14 December 2017 to members on the register on 3 November 2017. Shares will be marked ex-dividend on 2 November 2017.
The last day for elections will be on 19 November 2017.
This dividend is the final of the four dividends expected to be announced this year and represents an increase of 3.2% over the equivalent period last year.
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For more information please contact:
Personal Group Holdings Plc | |
Mark Scanlon / Mike Dugdale | +44 (0)1908 605 000 |
Philip Dennis (Investor Relations) | +44 (0)7947 868 206 |
Cenkos Securities Plc | |
Max Hartley / Stephen Keys (Nomad) | +44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
Russell Kerr (Sales) | |
Hudson Sandler | |
Nick Lyon / Sophie Lister / Jasper Bartlett | +44 (0)20 7796 4133 |
Notes to Editors:
Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a technology enabled employee services business, working with employers to drive productivity though better employee engagement and a more motivated workforce. With over 30 years' experience, the Company provides employee benefits and services to over 2 million employees across the UK.
Personal Group's offer comprises 8,000 in-house and third party products and services, from c.60 supply lines. In-house services include employee insurance products (hospital, convalescence plans and death benefit) and the provision of home technology via salary sacrifice (iPads, computers, laptops, smart phones and smart TVs). Third party services include retail discounts, e-payslips, employee assistance programmes, wellbeing programmes and salary sacrifice cars and bikes.
The offer is provided via the Company's proprietary technology platform, Hapi. The platform is intuitive, designed primarily for app deployment and also accessible via web and tablet, driving better engagement, communication and value recognition. Hapi is flexible and can quickly integrate additional services, such as existing employee services and partner platforms. Hapi is a SaaS product.
Through technology and select acquisitions, the Company has grown its addressable market from 6m to over 30m UK employees; including 15.6m SME employees targeted via its partnership with Sage, the UK's largest software company.
Personal Group's innovative approach to using technology to deliver its programmes, combined with its face-to-face method of communicating with employees, makes its offer compelling to blue chip clients across the UK as a way of attracting, retaining and motivating employees.
Personal Group has a strong client base across a range of sectors including passenger transport, healthcare, logistics and food manufacturing. Clients include: Stagecoach, Four Seasons Health Care, Priory Group, Spire Healthcare, Bibby, 2 Sisters Food Group and Young's Seafood.
For further information, please see www.personalgroup.com