Notification of major interest in shares

RNS Number : 4310L

IG Group Holdings plc

29 July 2011

 



IG Group Holdings plc 29 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
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	Transition out by a segregated fund			x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Artemis Investment Management LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		St. James's Place UK and International Income Unit Trust MT Total Return Fund Artemis Strategic Assets Fund SAUL BBC Pension Scheme Barclays UK Equity Income Fund Artemis IMP S2 Barclays UK Equity Income Fund Artemis IMP S1 Artemis UK Hedge Charities Pool (COL) Hampstead Heath (COL) Artemis Institutional Equity Income Fund P&O Pension Scheme BHS Pension Scheme BHS Senior Management Scheme City of London Pension A/c City of London Cash A/c Artemis Income Fund
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21 July 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		28 July 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		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

18,470,046

18,470,046

16,555,321

16,555,321

4.57%

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,555,321

4.57%

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

 

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