Finite 𝑝-groups of class two with a small multiple holomorph

Abstract We consider the quotient group T ⁢ ( G ) T(G) of the multiple holomorph by the holomorph of a finite 𝑝-group 𝐺 of class two for an odd prime 𝑝. By work of the first-named author, we know that T ⁢ ( G ) T(G) contains a cyclic subgroup of order p r − 1 ⁢ ( p − 1 ) p^{r-1}(p-1) , where p r p^{r} is the exponent of the quotient of 𝐺 by its center. In this paper, we shall exhibit examples of 𝐺 (with r = 1 r=1 ) such that T ⁢ ( G ) T(G) has order exactly p − 1 p-1 , which is as small as possible.