Director Shareholding

Personal Group Holdings PLC
8 April 2002



Personal Group Holdings PLC announces that it was informed on 5 April 2002 that
Mr Ken Rooney, Director, purchased 2,440 shares in the Company at a price of
121.5 pence per share on 5 April 2002.  Mr Rooney is now deemed to be interested
in 20,434 shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.07 per cent. of
the issued share capital.



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