Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0832R

IG Group Holdings plc

03 March 2021

 

IG Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

LEI No: 2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
3 March 2021

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

IG Group Holdings plc, a global leader in online trading has been notified of the following transactions in respect of the Company's ordinary shares of 0.005p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs").

Details are set out below and in the attached notifications as required by the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it applies to the UK.

Dividend Reinvestment

On 3 March 2021, the following PDMRs acquired Ordinary Shares in the Company:

Place  of Transaction	PDMR	Nature of Transaction	Number of Ordinary Shares	Price per Share
London, United Kingdom	June Felix (Chief Executive Officer)	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	20	£7.95997
	Simon Myers (IT Director)	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP held by the trustees of the SIP, as part of the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.	20	£7.95997

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]

FTI Consulting:

Ed Berry [phone] / 1046

 

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[1]. IG is the world's No.1 provider of CFDs[2] and a global leader in forex derivatives. It provides leveraged services with the option of limited-risk guarantees and offers an execution-only stock trading service in the UK and Australia. 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.

[1] Excluding 10pm Friday (GMT) to 8am Saturday (GMT)

[2] Based on revenue excluding FX (from published financial statements, June 2020)

 

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 0.005 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) £7.95997 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	20 £159.1994
e)	Date of the transaction	3 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Myers
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	IT 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 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) £7.95997 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	20 £159.1994
e)	Date of the transaction	3 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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