ILIKA PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Apr 16, 2015

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RNS Number : 4515K

Ilika plc

16 April 2015

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				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				X
Other (please specify):
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		15 April 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16 April 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Direct interests: unchanged Indirect interests: Below 3% Combined direct and indirect interests: 9% reached

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, 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	7,958,779				7,958,779			6,458,779			5,064,938		1,393,841			7.70%		2.12%
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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
6,458,779									9.83%
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 - 1,707,942 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 - 1,393,841 IP Venture Fund is 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:									This notification relates to reductions in the holdings in the issuer by IP Venture Fund. IP Group's direct holdings are unchanged. Based on 65,736,416 Ordinary Shares in issue
14. Contact name:									Greg Smith
15. Contact telephone number:									020 7444 0050

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