Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 9131C
IG Group Holdings plc
14 March 2011
 



IG Group Holdings plc

14 March 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

10 March 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 March 2011

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

 

Above 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

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

797,006

 

 

797,006

17,361,242

 

 

0.220%

4.796%                        



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

 

18,158,248

 

5.016%    

         



 

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

43,070

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

13,443

The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited        

A/c PTG 468

79,835

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

362,328

The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited        

A/c 52266

249,327

The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited        

A/c 52286

496,442

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 07198

722,941

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 27642

74,065

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 10479

9,667

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c ZLA12

629,353

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c ZLA14

175,764

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 07207

1,809,842

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 07199

52,415

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

2,788,987

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 10488

4,267,103

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c 31348

501,086

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c ZLA15

1,809,035



14. Contact name:

 

Claire Whiteley

Assistant Company Secretary

IG Group Holdings plc

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

+44 (0)20 7896 0011

 

 

 



 

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

 

+44 (0) 1793 363 751

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

 

+44 (0)20 7896 0011

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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