Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9552C

IP Group PLC

23 November 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

IP Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
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
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Prudential plc - 12,531,633 - 5.00% NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 - 54,450 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01 - 4,720,039 NORTRUST NOMS LTD - 2,052,271 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01- 289,763 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01 - 4,537,703 PRUCLT HSBCGIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 877,407 M&G Group Limited - 12,531,633 - 5.00% NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 - 54,450 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01 - 4,720,039 NORTRUST NOMS LTD - 2,052,271 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01- 289,763 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01 - 4,537,703 PRUCLT HSBCGIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 877,407 M&G Limited - 12,531,633 - 5.00% NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 - 54,450 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01 - 4,720,039 NORTRUST NOMS LTD - 2,052,271 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01- 289,763 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01 - 4,537,703 PRUCLT HSBCGIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 877,407
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	20 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	See item 13

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B128J450	12,581,633	12,581,633	12,531,633	12,531,633		5.00%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/  Conversion  Period	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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
12,581,633	5.00%

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

Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

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:	M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) no longer has a notifiable interest - now "below 5%"
14. Contact name:	Greg Smith
15. Contact telephone number:	0845 074 2929

 

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