Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0463L
IP Group PLC
29 August 2012
 



 

 

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:

 

 

Baillie Gifford & Co

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

 

See section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

24 Aug 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 

28 Aug 2012

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

 

 

12%



 

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

Ordinary

Share

GB00B128J450

 

 

 

40,682,946

 

 

40,682,946

 

 


 

 

43,978,902


 

 

12.02%


 

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

 N/A





 

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

 

N/A





Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

   43,978,902

   12.02%

 

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

In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group.

 Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [8,308,193; 2.27%] is also a discretionary investment manager.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [7,873,814; 2.15%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

  N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 


 

13. Additional information:

 


14. Contact name:

 

 

Greg Smith

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 

020 7444 0050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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