Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 4022E

IG Group Holdings plc

06 April 2011

 



IG Group Holdings plc

6 April 2011

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		4 April 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 April 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B06QFB75

18,158,248

18,158,248

860,624

860,624

16,913,564

0.237%

4.673%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,774,188

4.910%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Registered Owner Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 39364 1,647,494 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 41408 36,113 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c 52401 81 67,978 Ameriprise Financial Inc                          A/c 164,700 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd             A/c 5000212310 540,132 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c PTG 10972 10,695 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c PTG 468 61,205 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd             A/c 2456820 125,567 KDTC KAS Depositary Trust Company                 A/c 223700533 430,300 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c 52260 82,499 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c 52266 44,642 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c 52286 113,036 Littledown Nominees Ltd                            A/c 07198 786,559 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 27642 74,065 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10479 9,667 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA12 658,070 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA14 181,788 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07207 1,860,717 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07199 53,070 Roy Nominees                                      A/c 104450 64,890 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                          A/c WWSF0004002 584,461 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 18668 448,023 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10491 2,612,302 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10488 4,639,027 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 31348 501,086 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA15 1,976,102
14. Contact name:	Claire Whiteley Assistant Company Secretary IG Group Holdings plc
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA) and its group.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	c/o Data Management, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ, UK
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	IG Group Holdings plc
Contact address	Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2YA
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website

 

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