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RNS Number : 2875M
IP Group PLC
14 July 2014 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                                IP Group Plc                     
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                      
 attached:                                                                                                                                                                                          
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                       Yes                              
 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                                                                                                                          Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)  
 notification obligation:                                                                                                                                                                           
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                    N/A                              
  (if different from 3.):                                                                                                                                                                           
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                            11 July 2014                     
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                  
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                           
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                 14 July 2014                     
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                            Below 3% (L&G)                   
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
 8. Notified details:            
 A: Voting rights attached to    
 shares                          
 Class/type of                   Situation previous                                                 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                          to the triggering                                                                                                        
 if possible using               transaction                                                                                                              
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                            
 Number                          Number                                                             Number                                                Number of voting        % of  voting rights                           
 of                              of                                                                 of shares                                             rights                                                                
 Shares                          Voting                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                 Rights                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Direct                          Indirect                                                           Direct                                                Indirect                
 GBP0.02                         14,370,822  (As on 14/02/2014)                                     Below 3%                                              
                                 
 B: Qualifying Financial         
 Instruments                     
 Resulting situation after the   
 triggering transaction          
 Type of financial               Expiration                                                         Exercise/                                             Number of voting        % of voting                                   
 instrument                      date                                                               Conversion Period                                     rights that may be      rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                          acquired if the                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          instrument is                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          exercised/ converted.                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                 
 C: Financial Instruments with   
 similar economic effect to      
 Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the   
 triggering transaction          
 Type of financial               Exercise price                                                     Expiration date                                       Exercise/               Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights  
 instrument                                                                                                                                               Conversion period                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nominal             Delta  
                                                                                                    
                                 
 Total (A+B+C)                   
 Number of voting rights         Percentage of voting rights                                        
 Below 3%                        
 9. Chain of controlled          
 undertakings through which the  
 voting rights and/or the        
 financial instruments are       
 effectively held, if applicable: 
 Legal & General Group Plc       
 (Direct and Indirect) (Group)   
 Legal & General Investment      
 Management (Holdings) Limited   
 (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)   
 Legal & General Investment      
 Management Limited (Indirect)   
 (LGIM)  Legal & General Group   
 Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% =  
 LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal &       
 General Investment Management   
 (Holdings) Limited (Direct)     
 (LGIMHD)  Legal & General       
 Insurance Holdings Limited      
 (Direct) (LGIH)  Legal & General 
 Assurance (Pensions Management) 
 Limited  (PMC)        Legal &   
 General Assurance Society       
 Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)  Legal & 
 General Pensions Limited        
 (Direct)  (LGPL)                
                                 
 Proxy Voting:                   
 10. Name of the proxy holder:   N/A                                                                
 11. Number of voting rights     N/A                                                                
 proxy holder will cease                                                                            
 to hold:                                                                                           
 12. Date on which proxy holder  N/A                                                                
 will cease to hold                                                                                 
 voting rights:                                                                                     
                                 
 13. Additional information:     Notification using the total voting rights figure of  479,524,397  
 14. Contact name:               Greg Smith                                                         
 15. Contact telephone number:   +44 20 7444 0050                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
Notification using the total voting rights figure of  479,524,397 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
Greg Smith 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
+44 20 7444 0050 
 
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