03 April 2009
Director's share purchase
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ('IP Group' or the 'Company' or 'Group'), the UK's leading university intellectual property commercialisation company, announces that it has today received notification from AyersRock.Lux ('Ayers Rock'), a company owned by Francis Carpenter, a non-executive director of IP Group, regarding the purchase of ordinary shares of 2p each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company.
The Company was notified on 03 April 2009 that Ayers Rock purchased in aggregate 40,000 Ordinary Shares in IP Group at a price of 37.5 pence per share, representing 0.02% of the Company's current issued share capital. Following the purchase, Mr Carpenter is beneficially interested in 40,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.02% of the Company's issued share capital.
For further information, please contact:
IP Group plc +44(0)845 0742929
Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer
Liz Vaughan-Adams (Communications) +44(0)20 7444 0062
+44(0)7979 853802
ENDS