RNS Number: 7793L
IG Group Holdings plc
8 July 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 | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
Other (please specify): | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients. | ||
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 4 July 2014 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 7 July 2014 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 10% |
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 | 36,575,465 | 36,575,465 | 36,574,828 | 9.9998% |
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 | ||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
36,574,828 | 9.9998% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: | Robert R. Flaherty |
15. Contact telephone number: | 617-954-5814 |
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