Grant of Options under the LTIP

RNS Number : 0102Y

Personal Group Holdings PLC

30 November 2017

 

Press Release

30 November 2017

Personal Group Holdings plc

("Personal Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options under the LTIP

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH), a leading provider of employee services in the UK, announces the grant of share options in relation to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

As announced on 18 December 2012, the Company stated that it had implemented an LTIP to reward directors and certain other senior employees in a way that aligns the interests of LTIP participants with the interests of shareholders, as well as with the Group's long-term strategic plan. Further details of this are disclosed in the Group's interim statement for the period ended 30 June 2017.

On 29 November 2017, the board approved the grant of options over 38,683 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") to Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the Company's LTIP. These options may be exercised within the year following grant at nil exercise cost, subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions in relation to the increase in the market capitalisation of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the LTIP.

Following this grant, Mark Scanlon's shareholding remains unchanged at 132,045 Ordinary Shares representing 0.429% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Further detail is provided below in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Scanlon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
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	213800TN8BH2YYWAH345
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	Options over ordinary shares of 5p each ISIN: GB0002760279
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil cost 38,683
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	29 November 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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For more information please contact:

Personal Group Holdings Plc
Mark Scanlon / Mike Dugdale		[phone]
Philip Dennis (IR)	[e-mail]		[phone]

Cenkos Securities Plc
Max Hartley / Stephen Keys (Nomad)	[phone]
Russell Kerr (Sales)

 Media enquiries:

Hudson Sandler
Nick Lyon / Sophie Lister/ Lucy Wollam	[phone]
[e-mail]

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, serving 550 businesses, reaching 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, wellbeing programmes and salary sacrifice cars and bikes.

The offer is provided via the Company's proprietary technology platform, Hapi. The platform is intuitive and accessible via web, tablet and mobile app, 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 27m 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, go to www.personal-group.com.

 

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