IG Group Holdings PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 2, 2013

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RNS Number : 3818B

IG Group Holdings plc

02 April 2013

IG Group Holdings Plc

2 April 2013

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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:			IG Group Holdings Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
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:		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		28 March 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		1 April 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Below 4%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
Direct	Indirect			Direct	Indirect			Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GBP0.00005 (ISIN: GB00B06QFB75)	14,761,189			14,761,189				13,572,505				13,572,505				3.7205%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date			Exercise/ Conversion Period				Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
n/a
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price			Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period		Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights
n/a													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
13,572,505								3.7205%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A
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:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of  364,799,206
14. Contact name:	Bridget Messer Company Secretary IG Group Holdings plc
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 (0)20 7896 0011

Schedule A

As of 28 March 2013

IG Group Holdings plc

	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	13,572,505	3.721%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

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·     Capital Research and Management Company	13,572,505	3.721%
·          The Income Fund of America

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