RNS Number: 5294O
IG Group Holdings plc
7 August 2014
Notification of major interest in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | IG Group Holdings plc | |||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | |||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | BlackRock Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 4 August 2014 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 6 August 2014 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Holding has gone above 5% |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||
Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after | ||||||||
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
GB00B0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15,721,771 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | ||
Nominal | Delta | ||||||
CFD | 2,591,572 | 0.71% | 0.71% |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
18,313,343 | 5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 18,313,343 (5.01%) |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name: | Duncan Murray |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3334 |
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