Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4362N

IP Group PLC

17 February 2009

 

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):

FIL Limited (FIL)

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 if different) (v):

13 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 February 2009

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B128J450	11,879,005	11,879,005

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	14,879,005	14,879,005		5.94

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
14,879,005	5.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT     COMPANY
FIL Limited (FIL) is parent holding company to various direct and indirect subsidiaries including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL) FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK) FIL Pension Management (FPM) Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII) Investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients	1,688,643 13,190,362	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FII FISL
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
3,000,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13 February 2009
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Greg Smith
15. Contact telephone number:
0845 074 2929

 

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