Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6207Z

IG Group Holdings plc

21 September 2020

 

IG Group Holdings plc
21 September 2020

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 18 September 2020 of the following transactions carried out in respect of the Company's ordinary shares of 0.005p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Joe McCaughran, Chief Risk Officer of the Company, Helen McCaughran, a closely associated person, Matthew Brief, Chief Product Officer and Jasmin Brief, a closely associated person (the "Transactions").

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

Date and place  of Transactions	Person Dealing	Nature of Transactions	Price per Share
17/09/2020 United Kingdom	Joe McCaughran	Transfer of 10,000 Ordinary Shares to Spouse (Helen McCaughran)	Nil
17/09/2020 United Kingdom	Matthew Brief	Transfer of 9,000 Ordinary Shares to Spouse (Jasmin Brief)	Nil
18/09/2020 United Kingdom	Joe McCaughran	Sale of 7,627 Ordinary Shares	£8.44
18/09/2020 United Kingdom	Joe McCaughran	Sale of 729 Ordinary Shares	£8.48
18/09/2020 United Kingdom	Helen McCaughran	Sale of 10,000 Ordinary Shares	£8.44
18/09/2020 United Kingdom	Matthew Brief	Sale of Derivate (Spread Bet) equivalent to 50,000 Ordinary Shares	£8.446

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	Joe McCaughran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Risk Officer of IG Group Holdings PlC
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	Transfer of Ordinary Shares of 0.005p to a Closely Associated Person.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 10,000
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	10,000 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	17 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Helen McCaughran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Closely Associated Person
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	Acquisition of Ordinary Shares of 0.005p from a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 10,000
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	10,000 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	17 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Brief
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Product Officer of IG Group Holdings PLC
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	Transfer of Ordinary Shares of 0.005p to a Closely Associated Person.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 9,000
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	9,000 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	17 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jasmin Brief
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Closely Associated Person
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 from a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. GB00B06QFB75
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Ordinary Shares of 0.005p
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 9,000
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	9,000 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	17 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Joe McCaughran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Risk 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.44 £8.48 7,627 729
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	8,356 £70,553.80
e)	Date of the transaction	18 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Helen McCaughran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Closely Associated Person
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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.44 10,000
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	10,000 £84.400
e)	Date of the transaction	18 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Brief
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Product Officer for IG Group Holdings PLC
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	Sale of Derivative (Spread Bet)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.446 50,000
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	50,000 £422,300.00
e)	Date of the transaction	18 September 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

For further information, please contact:

IG Group:

Investors contact

Liz Scorer, Head of Investor Relations  [phone]

[e-mail]

Press contact

Ramon Kaur, Head of Communications  [phone]

[e-mail]

About IG

IG empowers informed, decisive, adventurous, people to access opportunities in over 17,000 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 provide the world's best trading experience. Established in 1974 as one of the world's first providers of financial derivatives to retail traders, it continued leading the way by launching the world's first online and iPhone trading services.

IG is an award-winning, multi-product trading company which allows retail, professional and institutional clients to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week*. IG is 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 stock trading service in the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. IG has a range of affordable, fully managed investment portfolios, which provide a comprehensive offering to investors and active traders.

IG is a member of the FTSE 250, with offices across Europe, including a Swiss bank, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North America. IG Group Holdings plc holds a long-term investment grade credit rating of BBB- with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings.

*Excluding 10pm Friday (GMT) to 8am Saturday (GMT)

** Based on revenue excluding FX (from published financial statements, June 2020)

 

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