Personal Group Holdings
Plc
("the
Company" or "the Group")
Director / PDMR
Shareholding
The Company announces that on 10
April 2024 Sarah Mace, Chief Financial Officer, exercised options
over 7,492 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the
Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 5p per share.
These options vested under the Company's 2021 Long Term Incentive
Plan. Following the exercise, Mrs Mace sold 3,410 Ordinary Shares
at a price of £1.575 per share to cover tax liabilities. Following
these transactions, Mrs Mace holds a total of 16,357 Ordinary
Shares, representing 0.052% of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital.
In addition, Karen Thornley, Chief
Product & Partnerships Officer, exercised options over 5,994
("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 5p per share, also
vested under the Company's 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan. Following
this exercise, Ms Thornley holds a total of 8,671 Ordinary Shares
representing 0.028% of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital.
Both exercises of options have been
satisfied by the issuance of existing ordinary shares held by the
Group's employee benefit trust ("EBT") to Mrs Mace and Ms Thornley
respectively. The EBT also purchased back the shares from Mrs Mace
at the prevalent market rate.
Further detail is provided below in accordance with Article
19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Sarah Mace
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Personal Group Holdings
Plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800TN8BH2YYWAH345
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p
each
ISIN: GB0002760279
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options over ordinary
shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.05
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7,492
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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10 April 2024
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Sarah Mace
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Personal Group Holdings
Plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800TN8BH2YYWAH345
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p
each
ISIN: GB0002760279
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£1.575
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3,410
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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10 April 2024
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Karen Thornley
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Product & Partnerships
Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Personal Group Holdings
Plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800TN8BH2YYWAH345
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 5p
each
ISIN: GB0002760279
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options over ordinary
shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.05
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5,994 ordinary shares
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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10 April 2024
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM
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-ENDS-
For
more information please contact:
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Personal Group Holdings Plc
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Paula Constant (CEO) / Sarah
Mace (CFO)
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Via Alma
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited
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Camilla Hume / Callum Davidson
(Nomad)
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+44 (0)20 7397 8900
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Jasper Berry (Sales)
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Alma Strategic Communications
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+44 (0)20 3405 0205
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Caroline Forde / Joe Pederzolli /
Kinvara Verdon
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personalgroup@almastrategic.com
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Notes to Editors
Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM:
PGH) is a workforce benefits and services provider. The Group
enables employers across the UK to improve employee engagement and
support their people's physical, mental, social and financial
wellbeing. Its vision is to create a brighter future for the UK
workforce.
Personal Group provides health
insurance services and a broad range of employee benefits,
engagement, and wellbeing products. Its offerings can also be
delivered through its proprietary app, Hapi.
Group Clients include Airbus,
Barchester Healthcare, British Airways, Merseyrail, Randstad, Royal
Mail Group, The Royal Mint, the Sandwell & Birmingham NHS
Trust, Stagecoach Group plc, and The University of York.
For further information on the Group
please see www.personalgroup.com