3rd Sep 2026 16:00
3 September 2026
IG Group Holdings plc
LEI No: 2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
IG Group Holdings plc
IG Group Holdings plc Results of the Court Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 3 September 2026
On 8 July 2026, IG Group Holdings plc ("IG Group Holdings") announced that it intends to proceed with a group reorganisation, by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006, involving the insertion of a new Jersey incorporated, UK tax resident, holding company - Jenkins Topco plc (to be renamed IG Group Holdings plc) ("IG Jersey") - as the ultimate parent company of the group (the "Scheme"). A circular (the "Scheme Circular") was published to shareholders on 16 July 2026 containing, amongst other things, the terms of the Scheme, the formal Notices convening the requisite shareholder meetings and the related voting instructions. Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined shall have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Circular.
Today, two meetings of IG Group Holdings' shareholders were held at the offices of Freshfields LLP, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2P 2SR in connection with the Scheme and related matters. The first meeting was a meeting convened by an order of the High Court of Justice made on 15 July 2026 (the "Court Meeting") to approve the Scheme. The second meeting was a general meeting of IG Group Holdings (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") to approve certain matters related to the Scheme.
Results of the Court Meeting
IG Group Holdings is pleased to announce that, at the Court Meeting to approve the proposed Scheme, the resolution approving the Scheme was passed by the requisite majority on a poll.
The result of the poll taken at the Court Meeting of IG Group Holdings shareholders is set out as follows:
Present and Voting | Voted For the Scheme | Voted Against the Scheme | ||||||
How Present | No. of IG Group Holdings shareholders | No. of IG Group Holdings shares represented | No. of IG Group Holdings shareholders | No. of IG Group Holdings shares represented | No. of IG Group Holdings shareholders | No. of IG Group Holdings shares represented | ||
No. | % of those present and voting | No. | % of those present and voting | |||||
In Person | 1 | 26,587,760 | 1 | 26,575,967 | 99.96% | 1 | 11,793 | 0.04% |
By Proxy | 44 | 211,357,006 | 38 | 209,501,044 | 99.12% | 15 | 1,855,962 | 0.88% |
Total | 45 | 237,944,766 | 39 | 236,077,011 | 99.22% | 16 | 1,867,755 | 0.78% |
\* The aggregate of IG Group Holdings shareholders voting "for" and "against" the resolution as set out in this row exceeds the total number of IG Group Holdings shareholders who voted because 10 IG Group Holdings shareholders gave instructions for votes to be cast "for" the resolution in respect of part of their holding of IG Group Holdings shares and "against" the resolution in respect of another part of their holding of IG Group Holdings shares.
Accordingly, the resolution approving the Scheme at the Court Meeting was passed by a majority in number (specifically 70.91%) representing at least 75 per cent. in value (specifically 99.22%) of those present and voting at the Court Meeting (in person or by proxy).
Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, IG Group Holdings shareholders passed each of the special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting.
The total number of votes cast in respect of each resolution is set out in the table below. IG Group Holdings' issued share capital, excluding treasury shares, as at 1 September 2026, 6:30 p.m., was 332,335,715 and the number of votes per share is one.
No. | Resolution | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL VOTE | ||
No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | |||
1. | To authorise the Directors of the Company (or a duly authorised committee of the directors) to take all such action as they may consider necessary or appropriate for carrying the Scheme into effect. | 236,209,860
| 99.19%
| 1,923,615
| 0.81% | 40,788 | 238,133,475
|
2. | To approve the reduction of share capital of the Company by cancelling and extinguishing all of the Scheme Shares at the Scheme Effective Time. | 236,224,770
| 99.19%
| 1,919,304
| 0.81%
| 30,189
| 238,144,074
|
3. | To authorise (a) the paying up, allotment and issuance of New IG Group Holdings Shares and (b) the Directors to allot such New IG Group Holdings Shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. | 236,182,990
| 99.17%
| 1,967,436
| 0.83%
| 23,837
| 238,150,426
|
4. | To approve amendments to the existing articles of association of the Company by adoption and inclusion of the new Article 147 (as set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting). | 236,221,647
| 99.19%
| 1,922,359
| 0.81%
| 30,257
| 238,144,006
|
5. | To approve the delisting of the Company from the Official List and the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. | 232,871,132
| 97.79%
| 5,274,396
| 2.21%
| 28,735
| 238,145,528
|
6. | To approve the re-registration of the Company as a private company limited by shares by the name of IG UK Holdings Limited. | 236,215,076
| 99.19%
| 1,931,276
| 0.81%
| 27,911
| 238,146,352
|
7. | To authorise the adoption of the Post-Scheme Articles of Association as the articles of association of IG UK Holdings Limited in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing articles of association. | 236,218,808 | 99.19%
| 1,927,171
| 0.81%
| 28,284
| 238,145,979
|
Completion of the Scheme
Completion of the Scheme remains subject to the sanction of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, the hearing in respect of which is expected to take place in calendar Q4 2026. Exact dates are to be notified in due course. Copies of the resolutions passed at the Court Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting will be submitted shortly to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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