IG Design Group (IGR): Octopus Investments Limited selling down

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IGR IG Design Group

£87m · 90.0p · −54% since the first step

6 Aug 2024 · 11.05% · −3% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 11.05% (from 10.99%)

2 Sep 2024 · 10.99% · −70% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 10.99% (from 11.05%)

13 Mar 2025 · 9.97% · −6% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 9.97% (from 10.99%)

8 Sep 2025 · 8.99% · +5% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 8.99% (from 9.97%)

6 Mar 2026 · 7.99% · −12% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 7.99% (from 8.99%)

30 Mar 2026 · 6.4% · +66% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 6.4% (from 7.99%)

11 Sep 2026 · 5.99% · −1% until the next step Octopus Investments Limited: 5.99% (from 6.4%)

18 Sep 2026 · 11.05% → 5.99% in 7 notices · +7% since Octopus Investments Limited: 5.99% (from 6%)

Overhang

Octopus Investments Limited selling down

11.05% → 5.99% in 7 notices

HolderOctopus Investments Limited

Stake11.05% → 5.99%

Sold5.06 points in 7 notices over 746 days

As of 18 Sep 2026 ↗

Since Oct 2023: 170 situations of this kind – holder sold out 61%, selling stopped 39%; median share price -11% six months after they opened

Next: 5.99% still held

Every step · 8

6 Aug 2024 11.05% – Octopus Investments Limited: 11.05% (from 10.99%) ↗
2 Sep 2024 10.99% – Octopus Investments Limited: 10.99% (from 11.05%) ↗
13 Mar 2025 9.97% – Octopus Investments Limited: 9.97% (from 10.99%) ↗
8 Sep 2025 8.99% – Octopus Investments Limited: 8.99% (from 9.97%) ↗
6 Mar 2026 7.99% – Octopus Investments Limited: 7.99% (from 8.99%) ↗
30 Mar 2026 6.4% – Octopus Investments Limited: 6.4% (from 7.99%) ↗
11 Sep 2026 5.99% – Octopus Investments Limited: 5.99% (from 6.4%) ↗
18 Sep 2026 11.05% → 5.99% in 7 notices – Octopus Investments Limited: 5.99% (from 6%) ↗

What is happening

IG Design Group: Octopus Investments Limited selling down – 11.05% → 5.99% in 7 notices. ['11.05% → 5.99% in 7 notices']

What comes next

5.99% still held.

From the company's own announcements. Not investment advice.

Briefing

IG Design Group in 4 minutes

IG Design Group makes wrapping paper, Christmas crackers, greetings cards and stationery for retailers such as Tesco, Costco and Aldi. In May 2025 it sold its loss-making US arm, which was 60% of revenue, for $1...

Act 1A three-year turnaround that worked at first
Act 2The US market turns against it
Act 3Selling the Americas for $1

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