Director Shareholding/Grant of Options

27 April 2007

                          PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC                          

                         DIRECTORS PURCHASE OF SHARES                          
                             AND GRANT OF OPTIONS                              

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

On 27 April 2004 options under the Company's selective CSOP were awarded as
follows:

                    No. of shares       Exercise price      Earliest           
                                        pence per share     exercisable        
                                                            date               
                                                                               
J P Barber          16,085              186.5               27 April 2007      
R P Pease           6,675               186.5               27 April 2007      
K W Rooney          16,085              186.5               27 April 2007      


The directors have today notified the Company of the following transactions:

                    No. of shares       Exercise price      Total number of    
                    purchased           pence per share     shares held at     
                                                            27 April 2007      
                                                                               
J P Barber          16,085              186.5               315,896            
R P Pease           6,675               186.5               84,392             
K W Rooney          16,085              186.5               100,936            


At a board meeting held on Tuesday, 24 April 2007, the directors approved the
award of the following options under the CSOP to be made on 27 April 2007.

                    No. of shares       Exercise price      Exercise date      
                                        pence per share     (within 10 years   
                                                            from)              
                                                                               
J P Barber          9,646               311                 27/04/2010         
R P Pease           4,002               311                 27/04/2010         
K W Rooney          9,646               311                 27/04/2010         


In addition to share options awarded under the CSOP, the following unapproved
options were also granted:

                    No. of shares       Exercise price      Exercise date      
                                        pence per share     (within 10 years   
                                                            from)              
                                                                               
J P Barber          22,508              311                 27/04/2010         
R P Pease           32,154              311                 27/04/2010