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IPAnnouncement

10/02/2017 09:20

RNS Number : 6024W
Ilika plc
10 February 2017
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
Ilika plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):
Acquisition of Parkwalk Advisors by IP Group plc
X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
IP Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
1 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Direct interests: unchanged 
Indirect interests: 8% reached
Combined direct and indirect interests: 14% reached
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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 xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary 1p Shares
6,358,779
6,358,779
11,650,189
4,986,519
6,663,670
6.36%
8.50%
GB00B608Z994
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
11,650,189
14.86%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Direct interests:
IP2IPO Limited - 1,629,523
IP2IPO Management VIII Limited - 3,356,996
IP2IPO Management VIII Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of IP2IPO Limited. IP2IPO Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of IP Group plc. 
Indirect interests:
IP Venture Fund - 1,372,260
Share Nominees Limited: 5,291,410
IP Venture Fund is a limited partnership fund that is managed by Top Technology Ventures Limited, a 100% subsidiary of IP Group plc. 
Share Nominees Limited is the legal nominee for shares owned by investors in certain Parkwalk Advisors Limited ("Parkwalk") EIS funds. Parkwalk has the discretion to instruct Share Nominees Limited to exercise the voting and other rights attaching to such shares. Parkwalk is a 100%-owned subsidiary of IP Group plc following its acquisition on 1 February 2017.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
This notification relates to the acquisition of Parkwalk Advisors Limited by IP Group plc. 
Based on 78,402,710 Ordinary Shares in issue
14. Contact name:
Greg Smith
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7444 0050

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