8th Sep 2011 14:28
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | 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.
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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 thenotification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | N/A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 06 September 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 07 September 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| Group (Below 5%) LGIM (Below 5%) L&G (From 4% to 3%) | |||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights |
Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GBP0.02 | 17,083,539 (L&G) | 13,206,248 | 12,094,123 | 1,112,125 | 3.306% | 0.304% | |||||||||
21,816,248 (LGIM) | |||||||||||||||
(As on 05/09/2011) | |||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights | |||||||||||
CFD | N/A | N/A | 1,610,000 | 0.44% | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
12,094,123 (L&G) | 3.30% | ||||||||||||||
14,816,248 (LGIM)
| 4.05% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 365,763,664 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Greg Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7444 0050 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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