Director Shareholding

24 December 2008

                   Personal Group Holdings plc (the Company)                   

                             DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING                             

The Company has today been informed by its registrars that on 19 December 2008
a total of 1,372 Ordinary Shares of 5p each were purchased, at a price of 215
pence per share for Mr Kenneth Rooney, Chief Executive under a dividend
reinvestment programme operated by the Company's registrars.

Following this transaction, Mr Rooney is interested in 176,620 shares,
representing 0.59% of the total shares in issue.

Further enquiries:

John Barber, Financial Director

Personal Group Holdings Plc   01908 605000

Simon Rothschild

Bankside Consultants          0207 367 8888