Director/PDMR Shareholding

3 June 2010

Director's share purchase

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or the "Company" or the "Group"), the developer of intellectual property based businesses, announces that it has today received notification from Alan Aubrey, IP Group's Chief Executive Officer, regarding the purchase of ordinary shares of 2p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company.

The Company was notified on 3 June 2010 that Mr. Aubrey purchased in aggregate 137,500 Ordinary Shares in IP Group at a price of 36 pence per share, representing 0.05% of the Company's current issued share capital.

Following the purchase, Mr. Aubrey is beneficially interested in a total of 1,112,170 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.43% 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