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RNS Number : 9756M
Synairgen plc
22 July 2014 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi  
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Synairgen plc  
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                   
 attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                     
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                       
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      X              
 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                                                                                                                         IP Group plc   
 notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                     
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   See section 9  
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                      
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           18 July 2014   
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                               
 reached:v                                                                                                                                                                       
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                21 July 2014   
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           <3%            
 reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 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 x                         
 of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                  
 Shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Voting                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rights                                                                                                                                                     
 Direct xi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Indirect xii                 Direct                                                Indirect                  
 Ordinary 1p Shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     14,269,284                   14,269,284                                            Below 3%                  
 GB00B0381Z20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Type of financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting          % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             date xiii                    Conversion Period xiv                                 rights that may be        rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           acquired if the                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           instrument is                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           exercised/ converted.                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                                                                                      
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Type of financial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Exercise price               Expiration date xvii                                  Exercise/                 Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Conversion period xviii                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   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: xxi                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Direct interests: IP2IPO Limited and IP2IPO Management Limited, both 100% owned subsidiaries of IP Group plc.  Indirect interests: IP Venture Fund, a limited partnership fund that is managed by Top Technology Ventures Limited, a 100% subsidiary of IP Group plc.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 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:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 14. Contact name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Greg Smith                   
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          020 7444 0050                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
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