Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6764V

IG Group Holdings plc

10 August 2020

 

IG Group Holdings plc

LEI No: 2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
10 August 2020

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 June Felix, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company, which is set out in the Notification of Transactions by PDMRs in this announcement as required by the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1.  Sustained Performance Plan ("SPP"): Award of par cost options on 6 August 2020

The share price used to determine the number of options awarded is £7.428 and is based on the average of the closing prices of the previous 10 days as is required by the rules of the SPP.

PDMR	Number of Shares
June Felix	392,649

2.  Sustained Performance Plan ("SPP"): Exercise of par cost options and Sale of Shares

Ordinarily,  a proportion of shares granted under the Company's SPP would be sold on the London Stock Exchange to satisfy the entire income tax and national insurance liabilities immediately arising on vesting. This would have resulted in the sale of 68,048 shares in the Company and the transfer of 76,446 shares to Ms Felix.

The Company also announces that June Felix has elected to satisfy a significant portion of the income tax and national insurance liability from her own resources, resulting in the sale of 47,955 shares in the Group and the transfer of 96,539 shares to Ms Felix.

The table below sets out the share options exercised on 6 August 2020 and the number of shares sold and the price per share, following the exercise and sale:

PDMR	SPP Grant	Number of Shares Exercised	Number of Shares Sold	Price per share sold
June Felix	SPP 2019 SPP 2020 Total	13,611 130,883 144,494	13,611 34,344 47,955	£7.3529

Following this transaction, June Felix's total shareholding in the Company is 352,909 shares (which includes her unvested share options in the SPP on a net of tax basis), representing  424% of salary held (based on a share price of £7.325).  Under the share ownership policy, Executive Directors are expected to hold shares to the value of a minimum of 200% of base salary. 

3.  Purchase of Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ("SIP")

The Company operates a HMRC tax advantaged SIP, which is open to all UK based employees. If employees participating in the SIP retain their purchased shares and remain employed on the third anniversary of the purchase, additional matching shares will vest on a one-for one basis.

The Company was today advised by the Trustees of the SIP that on 6 August 2020, the following transactions were made under the SIP:

Director/PDMR	Partnership Shares	Purchase Price per share
June Felix	242	£7.4366

For further information, please contact

IG Group:

Investors contact

Liz Scorer, Head of Investor Relations  [phone]

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Press contact

Ramon Kaur, Head of Communications [phone]

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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)

IG Group Holdings Plc

 Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)

1		Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)		Name	June Felix
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 0.005pence GB00B06QFB75
b)		Nature of the transaction	Award  of par cost options under the 2020 IG Group Sustained Performance Plan
c)		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0.00 392,649
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price		392,649 £0.00
e)		Date of the transaction	6 August 2020
f)		Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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 0.005pence GB00B06QFB75
b)		Nature of the transaction	Exercise of par cost options under the IG Group 2020 Sustained Performance Plan
c)		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2019: 0.005pence per share 2020: 0.005pence per share 13,611 34,344
d)		Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	47,995 £2.40
e)		Date of the transaction	6 August 2020
f)		Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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 0.005pence GB00B06QFB75
b)		Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares following exercise of options under the IG Group Sustained Performance Plan
c)		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £7.3529 per share 47,955
d)		Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	47,955 £352,608.32
e)		Date of the transaction	6 August 2020
f)		Place of the transaction	London Stock Excahnge (XLON)
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 0.005pence GB00B06QFB75
b)		Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Partnership Shares under the IG Group Share Incentive Plan
c)		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £7.4366 242
d)		Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	242 £1,799.66
e)		Date of the transaction	6 August 2020
f)		Place of the transaction	London Stock Excahnge (XLON)
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 0.005pence GB00B06QFB75
b)		Nature of the transaction	Award of Matching Shares under the IG Group Share Incentive Plan
c)		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0.00 242
d)		Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	242 0.00
e)		Date of the transaction	6 August 2020
f)		Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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