IP Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Mar 25, 2014

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RNS Number : 1730D

IP Group PLC

25 March 2014

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			IP Group 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				X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Oppenheimer Funds, Inc
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		20 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5% (decreased to 4.79%)

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		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary 2p Shares GB00B128J450	20,534,370			20,534,370			22,738,047				22,738,047				4.79%
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
N/A
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
N/A													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
22,738,047								4.79%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI") is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. SEC. Its ultimate parent company, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, qualifies for disaggregation under FCA regulations. The shares of the issuer are held by investment accounts managed by OFI.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
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:	02074440050

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