Issue of Equity under the LTIP

RNS Number : 4545V

Personal Group Holdings PLC

13 December 2013

 



Press Release

13 December 2013

Personal Group Holdings plc

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

Issue of Equity under the LTIP

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH), a leading provider of employee benefits, employee related insurance products and financial services in the UK, announces that Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive, and certain senior employees have been awarded shares in relation to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

As announced on 18 December 2012, the Company stated that it had implemented a 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. Details of this are disclosed in the Group's annual report and accounts ended 2012.

The Company has allotted a total of 70,735 new ordinary shares of 5p each ("New Shares") in connection with awards made in 2012 which have now matured under the Company's LTIP.  Application will be made for the 70,735 New Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is expected that Admission will take place on 17 December 2013.

As part of the award, Mark Scanlon, the Company's Chief Executive, has been awarded 56,588 new ordinary shares under the Company's LTIP which have now vested.  The award was subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions in relation to the increase in the market capitalisation of the Company.

Following the vesting of the 56,588 new ordinary shares, Mark Scanlon has an interest in 56,588 ordinary shares of 5p each representing 0.19% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Following Admission, the Company will have 30,135,396 ordinary shares in issue. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights is 30,135,396.

The above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For more information please contact:

Personal Group Holdings Plc
Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive Officer	[phone]

Mike Dugdale, Chief Financial Officer

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

Media enquiries:

Abchurch Communications
Joanne Shears / Harriet Rae	[phone]
[e-mail]	www.abchurch-group.com

Notes to editors:

About Personal Group

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a leading provider of employee benefits and financial services, working with blue chip corporates across the UK since the Group was established in 1984. 

The Group's integrated benefits and insurance programmes offer employers a cost effective means of attracting, retaining and motivating employees.  Personal Group's tailored employee benefits packages include insurance products such as hospital and convalescence plans, death benefit and income protection plans; lifestyle benefits such as holiday and retail discounts; flexible benefit programmes; and a range of tax efficient benefits such as childcare vouchers.  Personal Group is committed to encouraging small behavioural changes in utilising the benefits packages available that can have a significant impact on the monthly financial situation of an employee. 

The Group's approach to employee communications is fundamental to the success of its programmes, as the balance of face to face meetings and innovative use of technology is a key strength of the Group.  In total Personal Group offers access to benefits to over 1.2 million employees, and clients include 3663, Benfield Motor Group, Northumbrian Water Limited, Priory Group, Regatta, Road Chef, Spire Healthcare, TNT and Vinci Construction.  Against a backdrop of the government's focus on increasing the responsibility of the individual in terms of lifestyle protection and insurance products, Personal Group enables the employer to put the structure in place for their employees to achieve this more easily. 

Personal Group is headquartered in Milton Keynes, listed on AIM in 2000 and today employs over 160 people.

For further information, go to www.personal-group.com.

 

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