Holding(s) in Company

IP Group PLC
26 October 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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 state Yes/No):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( YES )

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

 

Other (please specify) : ( )

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Lehman Brothers International (Europe)

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

24 October 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 October 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares        Situation previous to the Triggering      
if possible using the                 transaction (vi)                
ISIN CODE                                                             
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
                                                                      
GB00B128J450           30,039,477             30,039,477              

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
GB00B128J450         30,033,952        30,033,952 N/A             11.99%    N/A       

 

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                             N/A                                                      

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
30,033,952           11.99%             

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

Mike Winn

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7444 0050

 



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