Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0327O

IG Group Holdings plc

01 November 2016

 

IG Group Holdings plc
1 November 2016

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/ PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

IG Group Holdings Plc (the "Company"), a global leader in online trading was notified on 31 October October 2016 of the following transactions carried out by Directors and PDMRs (together PDMRs) in respect of the Company's ordinary shares of 0.005p each ("Ordinary Shares").

Details are set out below and in the attached notification as required by the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Dividend Reinvestment

On 28 October 2016, the following PDMRs acquired Ordinary Shares in the Company:

Date and place  of Transaction	PDMR	Nature of Transaction	Number of Ordinary Shares	Price per Share
28 October 2016 United Kingdom	Stephen Hill (Non-Executive Director)	Purchase of direct beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	2301	£8.2425
	Peter Hetherington (Chief Executive Officer)	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan (SIP) held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	56	£8.2425
	John Austin (Chief Analytics Officer)	Purchase of  Ordinary Shares under the SIP held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	94	£8.2425
	Kieran McKinney (Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs)	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	102	£8.2425

For further information, please contact:

IG Group

Kieran McKinney

Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs 020 7573 0026

FTI Consulting

Neil Doyle / Ed Berry 020 3727 1141 / 1046

About IG

IG is a global leader in online trading, providing fast and flexible access to over 10,000 financial markets - including shares, indices, forex, commodities and binaries.

 Established in 1974 as the world's first financial spread betting firm, IG's aim is to become the default choice for active traders globally. It is an award-winning multi-platform trading company, the world's No.1 provider of CFDs* and a global leader in forex, and it now offers an execution-only stockbroking service in the UK, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

It is a member of the FTSE 250, with offices across Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the US, where it offers limited risk derivatives contracts via the Nadex brand.

*Based on revenue excluding FX, from published financial statements, September 2015.

IG Group Holdings Plc

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) and person closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Stephen Hill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IG Group Holdings Plc
b)	LEI	2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence GB00B06QFB75
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.2425 2301
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	2301 £18,965.99
e)	Date of the transaction	28 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Hetherington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IG Group Holdings Plc
b)	LEI	2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence GB00B06QFB75
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan (SIP) held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.2425 56
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	56 £461.58
e)	Date of the transaction	28 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Austin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Analytics Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IG Group Holdings Plc
b)	LEI	2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence GB00B06QFB75
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan (SIP) held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.2425 94
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	94 £774.79
e)	Date of the transaction	28 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Kieran McKinney
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IG Group Holdings Plc
b)	LEI	2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence GB00B06QFB75
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan (SIP) held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.2425 102
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	102 £840.74
e)	Date of the transaction	28 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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