Director/PDMR Shareholding

1 Jul 2009 11:26

1 July 2009 PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC DIRECTORS PURCHASE OF SHARES

Personal Group Holdings Plc ("the Company") operates an Inland Revenue approved All Employee Share Ownership Plan ("AESOP") which allows employees and directors the opportunity to purchase shares in the Company currently held by Personal Group Trustees Limited.

The fifteenth allocation period ended on 30 June 2009 and the following directors have been allocated shares as follows:

Director Price Shares Total number of Allocated share held at % 1 July 2009 Holding Dr J P Barber 215.0p 607 353,487 1.18 Mr R Pease 215.0p 607 89,479 0.30 Mr K Rooney 215.0p 607 193,568 0.64 Mr R Green 215.0p 570 46,700 0.16 Mr C Curling 215.0p 507 25,629 0.09Under the Rules of the AESOP, the share price at which the shares are allocatedis the lower of the mid-market value at the start and end of the relevantaccumulation period.Contact: Personal Group Holdings PlcJohn Barber, FDTel: 01908 605000Cenkos Securities PlcStephen KeysTel: 0207 397 8926Bankside ConsultantsSimon RothschildTel: 0207 367 8871