IG Group Holdings plc
9 August 2017
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMRs")
IG Group Holdings Plc (the "Company"), a global leader in online trading, gives notice of the following transactions carried out in respect of the Company's ordinary shares of 0.005p each (the "Ordinary Shares") by PDMRs details of which are set out in the Notification of Transactions by PDMRs attached to this announcement as required by the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1. Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"): Exercise of par cost options and Sale of Shares
On 8 August 2017, the Company received exercise notices from PDMRs exercising, at nominal value, the options which have vested under the LTIP. On 9 August 2017 the Company also received notice of share sales from the PDMRs as set out in the table below:
PDMR |
LTIP Grant |
Number of Shares Exercised |
Number of Shares Sold |
Price per share sold |
Kieran McKinney
|
LTIP 2015 |
22,992
|
10,828 |
6.39 |
Michelle Eardley
|
LTIP 2015 |
5,213
|
5,213 |
6.39 |
For further information, please contact:
IG Group
Kieran McKinney
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Affiars 020 7573 0026
FTI
Neil Doyle / Ed Berry 020 3727 1141 / 1046
About IG
IG empowers informed, decisive, adventurous people to access opportunities in over 15,000 financial markets. With a strong focus on innovation and technology, the company puts client needs at the heart of everything it does.
IG's vision is to be a global leader in retail trading and investments. Established in 1974 as the world's first financial spread betting firm, it continued leading the way by launching the world's first online and iPhone trading services.
IG is now an award-winning, multi-platform trading company, the world's No.1 provider of CFDs* and a global leader in forex. It provides leveraged services with the option of limited-risk guarantees, and offers an execution-only share dealing service in the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. IG has recently launched a range of affordable, fully managed investment portfolios, to provide a comprehensive offering to investors and active traders.
It is a member of the FTSE 250, with offices across Europe, including a Swiss bank, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the US, where it offers on-exchange limited risk derivatives via the Nadex brand.
*Based on revenue excluding FX (from published financial statements, October 2016)
IG Group Holdings Plc
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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Kieran McKinney |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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IG Group Holdings Plc |
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b)
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LEI
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2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76 |
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 0.005pence
GB00B06QFB75
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of par cost options under the IG Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan. |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
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22,992
£1.15 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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8 August 2017 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
4
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence
GB00B06QFB75
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares following exercise of options under the IG Group Long Term Incentive Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
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10,828
£69,187.43 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
9 August 2017 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
IG Group Holdings Plc
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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Michelle Eardley |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Head of Human Resources |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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IG Group Holdings Plc |
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b)
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LEI
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2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76 |
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 0.005pence
GB00B06QFB75
|
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of par cost options under the IG Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan. |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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5,213d)
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
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5213
£0.26 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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8 August 2017 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
4
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 0.005 pence
GB00B06QFB75
|
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares following exercise of options under the IG Group Long Term Incentive Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
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5,213
£33,309.39 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
9 August 2017 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |