8 May 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 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 8 May 2009 that Francis Carpenter purchased in aggregate 20,000 Ordinary Shares in IP Group at a price of 45.5 pence per share, representing 0.01% of the Company's current issued share capital.
Following the purchase, Mr Carpenter is beneficially interested in a total of 60,000 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