IG Group changes interim dividend record date
Electronic trading major IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today revised its interim dividend record date.
The record date for the declared interim dividend of 12.96 pence per share is 4 February 2022. This is a revision to the previously announced record date of 3 February 2022 contained within the RNS announcement released on 27 January 2022.
Back then, IG said the Board had approved an interim cash dividend of 12.96 pence per share. The dividend will be paid on 4 March 2022.
The broker reported net trading revenue of £471.9 million for H1 FY22, up 16% from the result of £408.5 million registered in the corresponding period a year earlier. Excluding the foreign exchange hedging gain associated with the financing of the tastytrade acquisition, adjusted net trading revenue increased 14% to £466.1 million.
In the first half of fiscal year 2022, IG saw its profit before tax increase 8% to £245.2 million, while adjusted profit before tax increased 13% to £258.0 million.
The number of active clients increased 42% to 320,400 (H1 FY21: 225,200) reflecting the acquisition of tastytrade; 53,600 new clients acquired (H1 FY21: 60,800), lower than FY21, as anticipated in less volatile market conditions, but significantly higher than pre-pandemic client acquisition (H1 FY20: 26,400).