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Dividend, notice of Results and Board change
Dividend, notice of Results and Board change.
About this update from Personal Group Holdings Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1857Q Personal Group Holdings PLC 25 February 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\nPress Release\n\n\n25 February 2016\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nPersonal Group Holdings Plc\n \n(\"the Company\" or \"the Group\")\n \n \nDividend Announcement, notice of Preliminary Results and Board change\n \n \nThe Directors of the Company are pleased to announce that the first dividend for 2016 of 5.50p per share will be paid on 24 March 2016 to members on the register on 4 March 2016. Shares will be marked ex-dividend on 3 March 2016. \n \nThis dividend is the first of the four dividends expected to be announced this year and represents an increase of 5.26% over the equivalent period last year.\n \nMark Scanlon, Chief Executive of the Company, commented: \"The Board is pleased to announce this increased dividend, which is in line with our progressive dividend policy.\" \n \nThe Group will report its Preliminary Results for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 on Wednesday 30 March 2016.\n \nThe Company also announces that Chris Curling, Chairman, intends to retire from his position at the Company's AGM in May 2016. Mark Winlow, currently a non-Executive Director, will replace Chris in this role.\n \nMark Scanlon commented: \"Chris is the architect of a seamless transition from founder Chairman to Chairman himself and now passing the baton to Mark. He has been a tremendous support to me over the past four years and helped me adapt to leading a publicly listed company. I have learned a great deal from Chris and will miss his contribution at board level. I know Chris has a long list of things he still wants to do in life and I and the board wish him all the very best\" \n \n- ENDS -\n \n \nFor more information please contact:\n\n\n\n\nPersonal Group Holdings Plc\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMark Scanlon - Chief Executive\nMike Dugdale - Chief Financial Officer\n\n\n+44 (0)1908 605 000\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCenkos Securities Plc\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMax Hartley / Stephen Keys (Nomad)\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7397 8900\n\n\n\n\nRussell Kerr (Sales)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \nMedia enquiries:\n\n\n\n\nAbchurch Communications\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nQuincy Allan / James Burman\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7398 7700\n\n\n\n\nquincy.al...