Notification of major interest in shares
Posted:
21/6/2011
RNS Number: 8347I
IG Group Holdings plc
21 June 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 Yes
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
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: v
15 June 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 June 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
GB00B06QFB75
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares
17,841,957
Number of voting rights
17,841,957
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Direct
Number of Voting Rights
Direct xi
Indirect xii
18,150,880
% of voting rights x
Direct
Indirect
5.01%
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
18,150,880
Percentage of voting rights
5.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
IG Group Holdings plc – B06QFB7
Holdings as of 15 June 2011
Entity
MFS Investment Management (MFS)
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (MFSI)
MFS International Ltd. (MIL)
MFS International (U.K.) Limited (MIL U.K.)
Holding
1,817,931
16,188
2,048,145
14,268,616
Percentage Held
0.5019%
0.0045%
0.5654%
3.9391%
Notifiable Interest 18,150,880 / 5.0108%
Shares Outstanding 362,233,554
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