Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7221J
IG Group Holdings plc
04 July 2011
 



IG Group Holdings plc

4 July 2011

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

IG Group Holdings plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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:
iii

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

30th June 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1st July 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Holding has gone above 5%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

 

GB00B06QFB75

12,956,579

12,956,579

N/A

N/A

14,492,580

N/A

4.00%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

CFD




 

4,076,628

Nominal

Delta

1.13%

1.13%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,569,208

5.13%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 18,569,208 (5.13%)

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:

Bridget Messer

Company Secretary

IG Group Holdings plc

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)20 7573 0071

 


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