Director Shareholding

Personal Group Holdings PLC
25 March 2003

Personal Group Holdings PLC announces that it was yesterday informed that
directors made share purchases in the Company on 24 March 2003 as follows:


Director                         No. shares purchased            Price per share     Total no. of shares now
                                                                                                        held

Mr C Johnston                                  10,000                       115p                  15,443,393

Mr K Rooney                                     8,750                     112.5p                      38,929

Mr R Green                                      8,750                     112.5p                      18,197


The Company was also informed yesterday that Personal Group Trustees Limited
purchased 82,500 shares in the Company at a price of 112.5 pence per share on 24
March 2003.  Personal Group Trustees Limited is now interested in 615,497 shares
in the Company.


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